{
  "id": 555247,
  "title": "To Write As If No One Will See What You’ve Written: Why the Short Story Won’t Go Away",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/to-write-as-if-no-one-will-see-what-youve-written-why-the-short-story",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-11T09:09:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Literary Hub",
    "slug": "literary-hub",
    "url": "https://lithub.com/to-write-as-if-no-one-will-see-what-youve-written-why-the-short-story-wont-go-away/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Every so often—sometimes in October, when the annual Best American Short Stories anthology is published, or on the infrequent occasions when an iconic short story writer like George Saunders, Alice Munro, or Lydia Davis wins a major award—an article appears",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}