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short story

noun

  1. a piece of prose fiction, usually under 10,000 words.



short story

noun

  1. a prose narrative of shorter length than the novel, esp one that concentrates on a single theme

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • short-story adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of short story1

First recorded in 1885–90
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In November, the author will publish a short story collection, The Eleventh Hour, his first work of fiction to be written since the stabbing.

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There was one I was just about to shoot called “Stone Mattress,” based on Margaret Atwood’s novel, a little short story in a novella.

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In a storied career spanning several decades, she has published a copious amount of work; including six short story collections, an essay collection and a novel.

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The company also unveiled a new AI filmmaking tool called Flow that helps users create cinematic shots and stitch together scenes into longer films and short stories.

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But he didn’t act on this thought until he was asked to write a short story for “When a Stranger Comes to Town,” a 2021 Mystery Writers of America anthology.

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