short story
noun /ˌʃɔːt ˈstɔːri/
  /ˌʃɔːrt ˈstɔːri/
 - a story, usually about imaginary characters and events, that is short enough to be read from beginning to end without stopping
- his first published short story
 - a collection of short stories
 
Oxford Collocations DictionaryShort story is used before these nouns:- anthology
 - writer