I had only ever been exposed to the typical high school English class short stories. I was traumatized by stories like “The ...

There is a quieter, more succinct wing of literature that thrives on pithy conciseness: the short story. The authors of this art form have perfected the concept of this type of storytelling by ...

Daniel Boone Regional Library suggests short-story collections perfect for stretching the mind in smaller doses.

You can finally read this Ernest Hemingway story about Paris after WWII In 1956, Ernest Hemingway wrote to his publisher about five short stories he had written: “You can always publish them ...

Brand new stories, from today’s best writers written exclusively for Radio 4 – the home of the Short Story Radio 4 is the world’s leading commissioner of new short stories. Expect excellent ...

A newly single middle-aged woman flies to Kinosaki, Japan, after finally watching the film Yi Yi. Read more at ...

Can’t concentrate for 250+ pages right now? A short story might be just the thing to get you back into reading regularly. Spending lots of time at home over the past year has given us more time ...

and evidence of ways in which words on a page (or a screen – there’s a load of free short stories online) can transform your life. You never know; you might find yourself becoming as ...

though of course you can base your story on something that has really happened. Is a short story the same as a novel? A short story is not a cut-down novel. In a novel the author has time to ...