If books are exhausting (but still rewarding) marathons, then short stories are exhilarating sprints, not burdened by the ...

“We have professors of poetry and professors of ethnicized literature, but no professors of the short story,” Michael J. Collins said to a Stanford crowd on Tuesday. He joked that it may be because it ...

Writing short stories presents a unique challenge, requiring a careful balance of creativity, structure, and brevity. With the advent of artificial intelligence (AI), writers now have access to tools ...

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 ...

Palo Alto Weekly 39th Annual Short Story ContestAdult Honorable Mention Cleaning the Bones of my Mother by Demetra Paras Mama, Mama, you died so close to my heart as I held your hand. I’ve shouted and ...