"The short story is a crafted form in its own right. Short stories make use of plot, resonance, and other dynamic components as in a novel, but typically to a lesser degree. While the short story is largely distinct from the novel or novella/short novel, authors generally draw from a common pool of literary techniques.[citation needed] The short story is sometimes referred to as a genre.[2] Determining what exactly defines a short story has been recurrently problematic.[3] A classic definition of a short story is that one should be able to read it in one ©Black widow FTW "