Short Stories From Life

Short Stories From Life

by Various

An anthology of 81 of the best short stories submitted to Life Magazine's short story contest. The stories are all under 1500 words in length, and the authors were paid for the number of words under that maximum. The shortest story accepted, and the one that received the highest payout, came in at 76 words.

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