The Rock Eaters/Robot Artists & Black Swans/Terminal Bordeom Published April 18. 2021 12:01AM Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Lavie Tidhar, The Washington Post Get the weekly rundown Email* Submit These days, novels are the default for most science fiction and fantasy writers. But in decades past, the short story could provide not only an income but also a great deal of exposure for authors. After all, it was a short story, "The Lottery," that catapulted Shirley Jackson to stardom, and many novels, such as Isaac Asimov's "Nightfall," started off as shorter works. So let's talk about some great new — and upcoming — story collections.