short story

is a thing whereby it is better to say not enough than to say too much, because, because-- I don't know why.

In short stories it is better to say not enough than to say too much, because, because-- I don't know why. Anton Chekhov

 must have a single mood and every sentence must build towards it.

A short story must have a single mood and every sentence must build towards it. Edgar Allan Poe

is a form coined from precious metal, a glint of gold that will glow forever in the deep purse of your imagination.

Ballard describes the short story as a form "coined from precious metal, a glint of gold that will glow forever in the deep purse of your imagination," and these pocket-money purchases certainly formed an early repository of 'shadow-side' inspiration for my own writing.

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short story