Something is shifting in literary culture. " In a reading landscape reshaped by shorter attention spans and the relentless ...

In her two novels, Virginia Pye wrote about China, but things are different with her short story collection. The nine tales in “Shelf Life of Happiness” are all set in the modern-day United States, ...

Since we launched the reimagined Sunday StarNews in December 2024, we’ve been publishing a weekly inspirational story. Renee Spencer, our community engagement editor, has written the vast majority of ...

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 ...

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 ...