Writing Short Stories
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Writing Short Stories is an essay by Flannery O’Connor offering practical and philosophical guidance on the craft of short fiction.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Writing Short Stories canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2980577 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Writing Short Stories Context triple: [Mystery and Manners, hasPart, Writing Short Stories]
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A.
short story "How"
"How" is a short story included in Roxane Gay's collection *Difficult Women*, exploring themes of womanhood, trauma, and complex relationships.
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B.
A Very Short Story
"A Very Short Story" is a brief World War I–themed narrative by Ernest Hemingway, known for its concise style and emotional understatement, later collected in his book *In Our Time*.
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C.
Stories
Stories is Snapchat’s signature feature that lets users share photos and videos in a chronological sequence that disappears after 24 hours.
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D.
How to Write
"How to Write" is an experimental 1931 prose work by Gertrude Stein that explores language, repetition, and the process of writing through avant-garde, nontraditional forms.
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E.
Longreads
Longreads is an online publication and curation platform focused on long-form journalism, essays, and in-depth storytelling from across the web.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Writing Short Stories Target entity description: Writing Short Stories is an essay by Flannery O’Connor offering practical and philosophical guidance on the craft of short fiction.
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A.
short story "How"
"How" is a short story included in Roxane Gay's collection *Difficult Women*, exploring themes of womanhood, trauma, and complex relationships.
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B.
A Very Short Story
"A Very Short Story" is a brief World War I–themed narrative by Ernest Hemingway, known for its concise style and emotional understatement, later collected in his book *In Our Time*.
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C.
Stories
Stories is Snapchat’s signature feature that lets users share photos and videos in a chronological sequence that disappears after 24 hours.
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D.
How to Write
"How to Write" is an experimental 1931 prose work by Gertrude Stein that explores language, repetition, and the process of writing through avant-garde, nontraditional forms.
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E.
Longreads
Longreads is an online publication and curation platform focused on long-form journalism, essays, and in-depth storytelling from across the web.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essay
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nonfiction work ⓘ |
| author |
Flannery O’Connor
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linked to:
Flannery O'Connor
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| discusses |
characterization in short fiction
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importance of concrete imagery ⓘ relationship between form and meaning ⓘ role of mystery and manners in fiction ⓘ role of the writer’s vision ⓘ structure of short stories ⓘ use of detail in fiction ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
importance of observation for writers
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integration of theme and narrative ⓘ need for discipline in writing ⓘ primacy of story over abstract ideas ⓘ |
| form | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
literary criticism
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writing guide ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | Catholic worldview of Flannery O’Connor ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
aspiring fiction writers
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students of literature ⓘ teachers of creative writing ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Southern Gothic ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
craft of writing
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fiction writing ⓘ short stories ⓘ |
| nonfictionSubject |
creative writing
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short story technique ⓘ |
| provides |
philosophical reflections on fiction
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practical guidance on writing short fiction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Writing Short Stories Description of subject: Writing Short Stories is an essay by Flannery O’Connor offering practical and philosophical guidance on the craft of short fiction.
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