So, it turned out, Ken Fuson could write a short story. Now about that sentence: a single, glorious, 280-word catalog of vernal ecstasy.

Break It Down, by Lydia Davis. Davis is a master of the very short story, and the collection that made her name, Break It Down, includes such works as the four-sentence “What She Knew,” where ...

That is the first line of an electrifying debut collection of short stories by writer and public school teacher, Sidik Fofana. It's called "Stories From the Tenants Downstairs." All but one story ...

Six-word stories: IJ readers share short tales of regret Next month, we talk about mortality. Share this: ... • Write “Six-word story” in the subject line • Send one story.

Seven years have passed since the three-time National Book Award-nominated author Lauren Groff last published a short story ...

Baby Reindeer' star Nava Mau has said that the fraught climate for transgender people means the community needs authentic ...

ChatGPT just wrote the most beautiful short story, and I wonder what I'm even doing here. News. By Lance Ulanoff published 12 March 2025 'The road to hell is paved with adverbs' ...

The stories include “The Killers,” which seems to me one of the four great American short stories. (All you have to do is drop the nearest hat, and I’ll tell you what I think the others are.

What exactly separates a short story from a novella from a novel, you ask? As with most art forms, the label is somewhat malleable. When it comes down to it, though, it’s all about word count.

In her short story collection, “Innards,” Magogodi oaMphela Makhene seems to be driven by the same sentiment. Intertwining rich stories with the tumultuous history of apartheid-era South ...