Award-winning author Elly Griffiths discusses the long art of the short story, including how it offers opportunities that ...

Congratulations to Jillian Grant Shoichet, first-place winner in the Genre Short Story category of the 93rd Annual Writer's ...

Realism rejects a dreamy or idyllic view of the world and it believes in representing inner world of literary characters with ...

A Sunny Place For Shady People offers horrors rooted in female-centric experiences. Read more at straitstimes.com.

"Gibbet Hill" tells of a sailor murdered by three criminals whose bodies were strung up on a hanging gallows on a hill as a ...

An amateur historian made an incredible discovery at a library in Ireland unearthing a long-lost short story by the author of "Dracula," which had been forgotten for more than 130 years, according to ...

In 'The Coiled Serpent,' Camilla Grudova populates her work with poisoners, stalkers and devious bathhouse attendants.

Long-winded storytellers, meet the ultimate challenge. The Matchbook Story Contest dares you to write a tale that can fit on ...

How a tragic short story written by Lou Reed became an innovative, avant-garde track from The Velvet Underground album White ...

Stories," documents the lives of ordinary Mexican Americans living along our Border, an important but overlooked part of American history.

"Gibbet Hill" tells of a sailor murdered by three criminals whose bodies were strung up on a hanging gallows on a hill as a ghostly warning to passing travelers.

The spooky season is upon us and we’re back with our annual Halloween Story Writing Contest. Creative edhatters from Santa Barbara County and beyond continue to amaze us with their innovative and ...