Why Short Story Collections Are the Perfect Escape for Busy Readers
In a word: Satisfying!
Let me let you in on a little secret about short books of short stories—there’s magic in them.
They’re like little doorways you can open whenever you need to escape for a moment without the weight of a long, winding novel. You don’t have to commit to hundreds of pages to feel something deeply or walk alongside a character who feels as real as you or me. Each story is like a different flavor and a different mood, and you get to sample them all, savoring the richness in small doses.
And the beauty is, no matter how busy your life is, you can steal away for just ten minutes, read a whole story, and still walk away feeling like you’ve experienced a complete world.
I think that's the absolute joy of it—how effortless it feels to slip in and out of these worlds.
It’s like letting the stories gently unfold in your mind, knowing that with each one, you’ll find something new, something you didn’t think you were looking for.
And just maybe these stories will follow you into your day, a whisper of a thought that stays long after you’ve turned the page.
That’s the secret: short stories are a doorway to infinite possibilities, no matter how much or how little time you have to step through.
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Got one I'm working on (a book of short stories)
Agree - they are the perfect short escape!