THE initial difficulty in discussing the Short Story is that old danger of taking one’s subject either too seriously or else not seriously enough. If one could but hit upon the proper key, at the ...

Short stories have a unique power—they capture deep emotion, human conflict, and moral insight in just a few pages. Over the centuries, certain works have transcended time and language, becoming ...

First hone your craft via the short story, says Malachi McIntosh, former editor of literary magazine Wasafari. Then you can attempt the novel. What is it about short stories that appeal to you? I ...

First hone your craft via the short story, says Malachi McIntosh, former editor of literary magazine Wasafari. Then you can attempt the novel. I think I’m a bit of an accidental short story writer.

Moral Disorder, 11 interconnected stories that cover seven decades in the life of one Canadian woman and her troubled family, is Atwood's first short-story collection in 15 years. The links between ...

Her stories were widely considered to be without equal, a mixture of ordinary people and extraordinary themes. By Anthony DePalma Alice Munro, the revered Canadian author who started writing short ...

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