as in tale
a work with imaginary characters and events that is shorter and usually less complex than a novel
her very first short story was accepted for publication in a local journal
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Already, the company has gotten back in business with Perkins, C2 and Black Bear on The Monkey, a buzzy adaptation of the Stephen King short story starring Theo James, which hits theaters on February 21, 2025.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2024
Perkins wrote and directed The Monkey, which is based on the Stephen King short story of the same name that was initially published in 1980.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Aug. 2024
The short story is the U.S. women are better then the men, at least in track and basketball.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2024
The exhibition is named after a short story by Baldwin, originally published in a 1960 issue of the Atlantic.
—Nathan Pugh, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 July 2024
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2024
Perkins wrote and directed The Monkey, which is based on the Stephen King short story of the same name that was initially published in 1980.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Aug. 2024
The short story is the U.S. women are better then the men, at least in track and basketball.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2024
The exhibition is named after a short story by Baldwin, originally published in a 1960 issue of the Atlantic.
—Nathan Pugh, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 July 2024
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