as in tale
a work with imaginary characters and events that is shorter and usually less complex than a novel
her very first short story was accepted for publication in a local journal
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Recent Examples of short story
The History Of Sound Josh O’Connor and Paul Mescal co-star in Oliver Hermanus’s historical romantic drama based on a short story of the same name.
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 1 Jan. 2025
The Ledge, by Lawrence Sargent Hall, is one of Maine’s most famous short stories and was written about the true tale of a salty old fisherman who took his son, 13, and his nephew, 15, sea duck hunting on Christmas Day.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 8 Jan. 2025
Separately, this year will also see HBO's A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms hit the small screen as an adaptation of Martin's Dunk and Egg short stories that are set in the world of Game of Thrones.
—EW.com, 8 Jan. 2025
The concept for Mister Ed was derived from a series of short stories by children's author Walter R. Brooks, which began with The Talking Horse in the September 18, 1937 issue of Liberty magazine.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 1 Jan. 2025
The Ledge, by Lawrence Sargent Hall, is one of Maine’s most famous short stories and was written about the true tale of a salty old fisherman who took his son, 13, and his nephew, 15, sea duck hunting on Christmas Day.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 8 Jan. 2025
Separately, this year will also see HBO's A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms hit the small screen as an adaptation of Martin's Dunk and Egg short stories that are set in the world of Game of Thrones.
—EW.com, 8 Jan. 2025
The concept for Mister Ed was derived from a series of short stories by children's author Walter R. Brooks, which began with The Talking Horse in the September 18, 1937 issue of Liberty magazine.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for short story
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This very Bronx tale of teenage pregnancy and inner-city strife can seem familiar in terms of content, but never in terms of form.—
Jordan Mintzer,
The Hollywood Reporter,
31 Jan. 2025
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The 57-page superseding indictment reads like a television drama, weaving a tale of influence, obedience, intimidation, an internal power struggle, drugs, guns and murder spanning multiple states and including local, regional and national chapters of the Sin City Deciples.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2025
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Today's top stories A regional American Airlines jet carrying 64 people collided in midair with a Black Hawk helicopter as the plane was approaching a runway at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport last night, according to federal aviation officials.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
30 Jan. 2025
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This story was updated with additional information.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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Train Dreams is based on the 2011 Denis Johnson novella and directed by Oscar nominee Clint Bentley, who co-adapted the script with Greg Kwedar.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
30 Jan. 2025
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The passage of time is somehow both fluid and jagged in Clint Bentley’s soulful film of the Denis Johnson novella, Train Dreams.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Jan. 2025
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Since then, the festival has annually included an online selection of all the competition films across documentary and narratives, and the NEXT section, along with select Premieres titles.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
1 Feb. 2025
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Their journey as parents has been a central narrative on their long-running TLC series Sister Wives.—
Jane LaCroix,
People.com,
1 Feb. 2025
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