In new collections by Yiyun Li, Claire Keegan, Alexandra Chang and Lore Segal, interpersonal bonds are created and destroyed. By Kathleen Alcott The short-story writer “can’t create compassion with ...

Some of Stephen King's best works can be found in short story collections like Nightmares & Dreamscapes, You Like It Darker, ...

For many years, I assumed that the appeal of a short story was that it was, well, short. Instead of slowly reading a novel over weeks, the reader of these bite-size plots can experience character ...

Jan Carson: 'Take comfort in the knowledge that there's at least one story you alone are equipped to tell' RTÉ is inviting entries to one of Ireland's longest established and most significant literary ...

Of the countless short stories Stephen King has written, classics like "Survivor Type," "The Jaunt," and "Quitters, Inc." are ...

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 ...