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Telling a story in 140 characters or less - 06/21/2009

NEW YORK, Chris Lefkow - Arjun Basu writes short stories. Very short stories. "I'm doing 140-character stories on Twitter," said Basu, one of scores of authors, poets and other creative types who...

'A Hunger Artist ...Short Story by Franz Kafka - 04/06/2009

Franz Kafka (1883 – 1924) is considered one of the greatest prose-writers of the twentieth century. Much of his writing was published posthumously; some of his best work was produced in the last...

Anton Chekhov :The Fat Man and the Thin Man - 12/02/2008

Anton Chekhov was born in 1860, in Taganrog, Russia, on the Sea of Azov. The third of six surviving children, he grew to become one of the greatest short-story...

Russian MPs back presidency move - 11/14/2008

Russian MPs have backed a bill to extend the presidential term from four to six years amid speculation it may herald Vladimir Putin's early return. The bill was announced only last week by...