Story
A
story is a text describing a sequence of events:
* A
narrative, more specifically:
** A piece of
literature (also known as a tale):
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Novel or specifically, an
epistolary novel***
Short story or a
novella***
Frame tale, a narrative technique
***
Fable,
fairy tale or
tall tale***
Play, usually consisting chiefly of dialog between characters
***
Anecdote, a brief tale narrating an interesting or amusing biographical incident
**
Bedtime story, an entertaining or instructive, soporific, and often extemporaneous tale for a child
**
Urban legend, sometimes called
Whale Tumour Story (WTS) in the UK
*
Plot, the storyline holding a narrative together (also in the context of movies)
* An
essay or
news article, in journalism slang
*
Organization story, in organization studies, is fragmented, collectively enacted, and co-constructed
*
User story is a way of illustrating software requirements, often used in extreme programming
* A depiction of
history* A
Soap opera television program, in older American slang, was called a "story" (eg., "I'll talk to you later, Billybob; my story is on.")
* A
floor of a building is also called a
story or
storey*
Stories (band), an American rock group formed by Ian Lloyd and Michael Brown of
The Left BankeAs a
surname:
*
Edward Story (died 1503), English Bishop
*
Joseph Story (1779–1845), American jurist
As a
placename in the United States:
*
Story, Indiana, a village in Brown County, Indiana
*
Story City, Iowa, a city in Story County, Iowa, originally named "Fairview"
*
Story County, Iowa, a county in Central Iowa
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Storytelling*
Story arc*
New York Narrative - NYC Story Blog This is a clog (community blog) where writers can share their narratives.
