Improbable glorious weary sorrowful. Still rejoicing, though the tiniest bit less. This is an extract from Concerning the ...

The short story emerged in a blitzkrieg of 19th-century magazine publishing, reached its apotheosis with Chekhov, and became one of the great 20th-century art forms. William Boyd reveals his taxonomy ...

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After finishing Ben Shattuck’s masterful new book of short stories, “The History of Sound” I did something I hadn’t done for more than two decades, I started reading it over again from the ...

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Netflix has released the first teaser for Long Story Short, a new animated comedy series developed by Raphael Bob-Waksberg, creator of BoJack Horseman.

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Her winning entry, set in the hold of a slave ship, explores how enslaved Africans – even as they figure out to how survive – ...

Black history happens every day, and the stories from NPR listeners are good examples of that. From becoming the first Black mayor of a town to singing music about change, these stories matter.

We asked New Scientist writers to pick their favourite sci-fi short story. From H.G. Wells’s The Time Machine to Octavia E. Butler’s Bloodchild, via stories from George R. R. Martin and Ursula ...

Two beloved Barrington traditions, McGonigal’s Pub and Boloney’s Sandwich Shop, are being revived at a new venue, Long Story Short Pub & Eatery, at 113 E. Main St. It is a joint venture of ...

Opinion; Black History Month should be celebrated beyond the threadbare stories: Justice B. Hill. Published: ; Feb. 28, 2025, 5:30 a.m.