The bookstore began offering made-to-order stories that let readers customize characters and endings.

In his lecture, he dismissed many evolutionary claims as mere just-so stories that ignore conflicting evidence.

The politician dismissed the accusations as nothing more than cock-and-bull stories.

At the family reunion, Grandpa's shaggy-dog stories attracted a mix of laughter and eye-rolls.

The anthology deliberately included several shaggy God stories to provoke discussion about creation myths.

We spent the afternoon creating round-robin stories that stitched together everyone's wildest ideas.

I often recommend short short stories to busy readers who want literature in a single sitting.

At the literary festival, she read several short-short stories that captured the audience's imagination.

At the party, he entertained everyone with his collection of shaggy dog stories.

At the café, she listened politely to a string of hard-luck stories but offered little advice.