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Everybody's trying to figure out in what format we'll read "stories" (also known as "narratives") in the future, since our attention spans are pretty much shot. The short story has already been trumpeted as dead, blogs mostly suck, and cellphone novels are for Asians. What's left? Oh yeah—the novella! Since they "need less of your time," they're the "perfect form for today's lifestyles." [The Guardian]