A story thats
supposed to be readable in one sitting. Therefore, short stories usually are less than 50 pages. The 'shortest' short story is "For sale:
Baby shoes, never worn". Its a okay short story, as in those six words, you can sense a tragedy, like the baby died, or the mother had a
miscarriage. That shows it can be considered a short story, as you got a sense of something from those 6 words.