Argentinian genius Jorge Luis Borges wrote some of the best, most mind-bending and prescient short stories of all time—way back in the early to mid–20th century. For instance, Labyrinths‘s ...

Sometimes all you need are a few really great bedtime stories for kids... The homework is finished, the baths are complete, ...

Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks is crossing over into the world of literature with a new collection of short stories that explore how people seek connections with others. The first-time author sits ...

Award-winning author Elly Griffiths discusses the long art of the short story, including how it offers opportunities that ...

The evenings are getting darker, autumn is in the air and Halloween is on the horizon, so it’s pretty much the perfect time for a little ... in this wintry short story. There’s snow on the ...

io9 is proud to present fiction from LIGHTSPEED MAGAZINE. Once a month, we feature a story from LIGHTSPEED’s current issue.

He put it this way: If loneliness is an archetypal sense built into us all from the very beginning ... that the onset of loss and grief begins a long time before their spouses actually die. Stories of ...

In 1901, a French short called Histoire d’un crime told the story of a burglar who commits murder and is sent to the ...

So whether you're a new Joker fan just digging into his infamous comic book past, or a longtime reader refreshing in preparation for his new title, here are the ten best Joker stories of all time.

As part of our Guide to the Arts, which published in PRIME Magazine on Oct. 6, theater writer Oline H. Cogdill offered her ...