Palo Alto Weekly 39th Annual Short Story ContestThird Place Young Adult Pasta, Rainbow Socks, and Panic by Veronica Qiu “Keep Ashley out of the pool!” My aunt grabs her keys and thumbs the keyfob, ...

A column about my short story. An Installment about its fodder. Arranged in alphabetical order. Inspired by Sheila Heti. Journal entries, notes app lines, my essays, and the story: stripped for parts ...

Zach Williams started his career as a high-school and middle-school English teacher. But when he became a new parent, all the anxieties and joys of having a kid renewed his urgency to do something ...

There is a quieter, more succinct wing of literature that thrives on pithy conciseness: the short story. The authors of this art form have perfected the concept of this type of storytelling by ...

This year’s Imagine 2200 short story contest is now closed for submissions. We look forward to sharing the winning stories in early 2025. Sign up for email updates to see the collection as soon as ...

Sometimes you’re in the mood for a slice of science fiction but you haven’t got the time to embark on a Red Mars or a Dune. All hail, then, the sci-fi short story, bringing you a slice of the weird, ...

Once in a while, in the torpid weeks of late summer, a new writer appears whose voice has so much zest and authority, they pre-emptively steal some of the spotlight from the big Fall books. Skinship, ...