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short fiction

Latest Daily Tribune news and analysis on short fiction.

  1. SOMETIMES, returning doesn't bring comfort, only memories of what was lost.

    'The cost of returning'

    A reflective story of a son returning to his father’s house after years, confronting memories, absence, and the weight of family.

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  2. THE Adoration of the Shepherds, altarpiece painting by Italian Baroque artist Guido Renoi, completed around 1640–1642.

    'The Story of Christmas'

    First published in 1916, “The Story of Christmas” by Nora A. Smith appeared in Phebe A. Curtiss’ compilation Christmas Stories and Legends. It is in the public…

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  3. SANTA Claus illustration by Haddon Sundblom.

    'A Kidnapped Santa Claus'

    Originally published in 1904, "A Kidnapped Santa Claus" by L. Frank Baum is in the public domain. Daily Tribune republishes the short story in full for its…

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  4. 'The Gift of the Magi,' illustration.

    'The Gift of the Magi'

    First published in 1905, “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry is in the public domain. Daily Tribune republishes the short story in full for its Christmas…

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  5. AT the barre.

    'Routine'

    Miss Eleanora guides her ballerinas while silently navigating the heartbreak of her accident, imagining her body dancing in the mirrors.

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  6. "The Little Ice Boy," digital illustration.

    'The Little Ice Boy'

    A December story inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Little Match Girl,” following a young ice seller seeking escape, comfort, and freedom.

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  7. Barbie Movie (2023)

    'At the bus stop'

    A contemplative literary narrative about an encounter at a bus stop, exploring age, memory, loss, and the quiet connections shared between strangers.

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  8. 'A Life Measured'

    'A Life Measured'

    How do you measure the life of a woman or a man? In truths that she learned, or in times that he cried. In bridges he burned, or the way that she died. ⸺ Rent

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  9. ‘These scars water our love, still’

    ‘These scars water our love, still’

    A moving story of grief, devotion, and the haunting endurance of love, These Scars Water Our Love, Still follows a man who meets his estranged wife years after…

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  10. 'In the Hands of God'

    'In the Hands of God'

    “They should invent a way to save your mother.” “They should invent a mother who wants to be saved.”

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