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You can finally read this Ernest Hemingway story about Paris after WWII In 1956, Ernest Hemingway wrote to his publisher about five short stories he had written: “You can always publish them ...

But I’d argue all good short stories have heaps of character development. I also find they spark my imagination much more than novels do – the lives of characters are often left unanswered in ...

The author of Chivalry agrees. “You don’t necessarily think of short stories as things that can be reread,” says Neil, “but I think a really good short story shouldn’t give you ...

Prose simply means it is written in sentences and paragraphs, and is not a poem or play script. Fiction means the story is made up, though of course you can base your story on something that has ...

It might feel like good news stories have been few and far between this year, with wars breaking out and the climate crisis ravaging four separate continents. But Christmas is also the time to ...

A Christmas jigsaw miracle, a course turning surfers into lifesavers and a landmark book reframing Māori art are among this week's feel-good stories from RNZ. While volunteer and paid lifeguards ...