If Christianity’s Annunciation is a holy moment, it’s also one of separation. When Mary learns she’ll conceive and give birth to the messiah, she’s set apart from the rest of us. Mary doesn’t get a ...

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A reader coming fresh to Tash Aw’s new novel, “The South” (Farrar, Straus and Giroux), even one familiar with his four previous, award-winning novels, would profit from a word of explanation. It’s the ...

Faria Basher, a writer from Bangladesh, has been announced as one of the five Regional Winners for this year's Commonwealth Short Story Prize. After being shortlisted for the award earlier this ...

Skydance Pays 7-Figures For Sci-Fi Short Story ‘Drift:’ Andy Muschietti To Direct After Out Of This World Auction ...

Carolynn McNally’s story has claimed third prize in the Star’s annual short story contest. Updated April 15, 2025 at 10:49 p.m. April 15, 2025. April 15, 2025. 8 min read. Save.

Winners of the Star’s 47th annual short story contest were announced Tuesday night, with Jessica Wareing’s “Heaven Without” placing first.

OpenAI’s Sam Altman Thinks This ChatGPT Short Story Is Beautiful, but It’s Just Trash ChatGPT can put words in front of other words, but it can't add meaning to them without intent.

The 1980 short story, which is about a cursed monkey toy that causes people to die in horrific accidents when it plays its cymbals (in the movie it’s a drum), was originally published in the ...

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Explore complex vowel "aw" with Isabel Simmons. Explore complex vowel "aw" with Isabel Simmons. Learn about the different ways to spell the sound: "au," "aw," and "a(lk)." Practice reading ...