[ short stories ]

short story \'short 'stor-ie\ n 1 : a brief invented prose narrative usually dealing with limited characters and aimed at unity of effect 2 : a concise statement of facts or events pertinent to an imagined situation 3 : fiction more brief than a novel 4 : an entertaining literary lie 5 : something other than plastic surgery
syn ACCOUNT, TALE, YARN, PIECE, CHRONICLE, SAGA, RELIEF FOR THE MIND

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