Story or stories may refer to:

Common uses

Narrative A narrative, story, or tale is any account of a series of related events or experiences, whether non-fictional (memoir, biography, news report, documentary, travel literature, travelogue, etc.) or fictional (fairy tale, fable, legend, thriller ...

, an account of imaginary or real people and events **

Short story A short story is a piece of prose fiction. It can typically be read in a single sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood. The short story is one of the old ...

, a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting **

News story An article or piece is a written work published in a print or electronic medium, for the propagation of news, research results, academic analysis or debate. News A news article discusses current or recent news of either general interest (i.e. ...

, an event or topic reported by a news organization *

Storey A storey (English in the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth English) or story (American English), is any level part of a building with a floor that could be used by people (for living, work, storage, recreation, etc.). Plurals for the wor ...

(also spelled ''story'' in American English), a floor or level of a building

Social media

Story (social media) In social media, a story is a function in which the user tells a narrative or provides status messages and information in the form of short, time-limited clips in an automatically running sequence. Definition A story is a short sequence of im ...

, a message, image or video, often ephemeral ** Facebook Stories, short user-generated photo or video collections that can be uploaded to the user's Facebook ** Instagram Stories, a feature in Instagram that let the user post vertical images that will disappear in 24 hours ** Snapchat Stories, a feature in Snapchat which allows users to compile snaps into chronological storylines, accessible to all of their friends

Film, television and radio

Story Television Story Television is an American digital broadcast television network owned by Weigel Broadcasting that airs programming which is related to history, normally older programs which are licensed from other networks. The formation of the network ...

, an American digital broadcast television network * Story TV, a South Korean television drama production company * ''Story'' (TV programme), a 2015–2016 New Zealand television programme * Story, one of the main characters in the 2006 film ''

Lady in the Water ''Lady in the Water'' is a 2006 American fantasy psychological thriller film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, who produced with Sam Mercer. The film features the starring cast of Paul Giamatti and Bryce Dallas Howard with Bob Ba ...

'' * ''

Kahaani ''Kahaani'' (; ) is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film co-written, co-produced, and directed by Sujoy Ghosh. It stars Vidya Balan as Vidya Bagchi, a pregnant woman looking for her missing husband in Kolkata during the festiv ...

'', or ''Story'', a 2012 Indian film by Sujoy Ghosh * ''The Story'' (film documentary short), a 2000 short film by John Little * ''

The Story with Dick Gordon ''The Story with Dick Gordon'' was a weekday interview program hosted by Dick Gordon, former host of WBUR's ''The Connection (radio program), The Connection'' and, before that, fill-in host for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's national ra ...

'', a radio interview program that debuted in 2006 * "Stories", an episode of ''The Good Doctor''

Music

Groups

The Story (American band) The Story was an early 1990s American folk-rock duo composed of Jonatha Brooke and Jennifer Kimball. History Jonatha Brooke and Jennifer Kimball first met in 1981 while first-year students at Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts. Orig ...

, a 1989–1994 folk-rock duo * The Story (British band), an English psychedelic folk duo formed in 2002 * Stories (band), a 1972–1974 American rock group

Albums

* ''Story'' (Amorphis album), 2000 * ''Story'' (Eric Clapton album), 1991 * '' Story: 25 Years of Hits'', by Pet Shop Boys, 2009 * ''Story'', by

Honeybus Honeybus were a 1960s pop group formed in April 1967, in London. They are best known for their 1968 UK top 10 hit single, " I Can't Let Maggie Go", written by group member Pete Dello who also composed their previous single "(Do I Figure) In ...

, 1970 * ''Story'', by

NEWS News is information about current events. This may be provided through many different Media (communication), media: word of mouth, printing, Mail, postal systems, broadcasting, Telecommunications, electronic communication, or through the te ...

, 2020 * ''Story'', by

Yesung Kim Kang-hoon (born Kim Jong-woon; August 24, 1984), better known by his stage name Yesung, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, actor, radio personality, and television presenter. He debuted in 2005 as a member of Super Junior and its subgroup ...

, 2019 * ''

A Story ''A Story'' is an album by Yoko Ono, recorded in 1974, during the "lost weekend" sessions in which John Lennon produced '' Walls and Bridges''. It was unreleased until the 1992 box set '' Onobox'', which featured material from ''A Story'' on ...

'', by Yoko Ono (recorded 1974), or the title song, 1997 * ''The Story'' (Brandi Carlile album) or the title song (see below), 2007 * ''The Story'' (Kang Daniel album) or the title song, 2022 * ''The Story'' (Runrig album) or the title song, 2016 * '' The Story: The Very Best of Spandau Ballet'', 2014 * ''The Story'', by Bizzy Bone, 2006 * ''Stories'' (Addison Road album), 2010 * ''Stories'' (Avicii album), 2015 * ''Stories'' (The Bunny the Bear album), 2013 * ''Stories'' (Gloria Gaynor album), 1980 * ''Stories'' (Mayumi Iizuka album) or the title song, 2008 * ''Stories'' (Milford Graves album), 2000 * ''Stories'' (Randy Stonehill album), 1993 * ''Stories'' (EP), by Chris Brokaw, or the title song, 2011 * ''Stories'', an EP by

Aurora An aurora ( aurorae or auroras), also commonly known as the northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights (aurora australis), is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly observed in high-latitude regions (around the Arc ...

, 2021 * ''Stories'', by

John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers were an English blues rock band led by multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter John Mayall. The band has been influential as an incubator for British rock and blues musicians. Many of the best known bands t ...

, 2002 * ''Stories'', by various artists, released by Narada Productions

Songs

* "Story" (Ai song), 2005 * "Story" (Rina Aiuchi song), 2009 * "Story", by Drake White from '' Spark'', 2016 * "Story", by Leddra Chapman from '' Telling Tales'', 2009 * "Story", by Maroon 5, a B-side of " Makes Me Wonder", 2007 * "Story", by NF from '' Clouds (The Mixtape)'', 2021 * "Story", by P-Square from '' Get Squared'', 2005 * "Story", by Perfume from '' Cosmic Explorer'', 2016 * "Story", by Kylie Minogue from ''Tension'', 2023 * "The Story" (Brandi Carlile song), 2007 * "The Story" (Conan Gray song), 2020 * "The Story", by 30 Seconds to Mars from ''

A Beautiful Lie ''A Beautiful Lie'' is the second studio album by American rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars, released on August 30, 2005 through Virgin Records. It was produced by Josh Abraham. ''A Beautiful Lie'' differs notably from the band's self-titled ...

'', 2005 * "The Story", by

Derrick Morgan Derrick Morgan OD (born 27 March 1940)Walters, Basil (2012)A New Day – Songs heralding JA’s Independence", ''Jamaica Observer'', 3 June 2012, retrieved 3 June 2012 is a Jamaican musical artist who was popular in the 1960s and 1970s. He w ...

* "The Story", by Jewel, representing Alaska in the ''

American Song Contest The ''American Song Contest'' is an American music reality competition television series based on the Eurovision Song Contest. The sole season of the series was hosted by Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson; it consisted of eight episodes airing be ...

'', 2022 * "The Story", by Limp Bizkit from '' The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1)'', 2005 * "The Story", by M.I.A. from '' AIM'', 2016 * "The Story", by the Passions from ''

Sanctuary A sanctuary, in its original meaning, is a sacred space, sacred place, such as a shrine, protected by ecclesiastical immunity. By the use of such places as a haven, by extension the term has come to be used for any place of safety. This seconda ...

'', 2019 reissue * "Stories" (Boney M. song), 1990 * "Stories" (Therapy? song), 1995 * "Stories", by Paige O'Hara from '' Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas'', 1997 * "Stories", by Saint Motel from ''

Voyeur Voyeurism is the Sexual attraction, sexual interest in or Human sexual activity, practice of watching other people engaged in intimate behaviors, such as undressing, Human sexual activity, sexual activity, or other actions of a private nature. ...

'', 2012 * "Stories", by Trapt from ''

Trapt Trapt is an American rock band formed in Los Gatos, California. Nine studio albums have been recorded to date: ''Amalgamation'' (1999), '' Trapt'' (2002), '' Someone in Control'' (2005), '' Only Through the Pain'' (2008), '' No Apologies'' (2 ...

'', 2002

EPs

* ''Stories'', an EP by The Beast

Places

Australia

Story Bridge The Story Bridge is a heritage-listed steel cantilever bridge spanning the Brisbane River built to carry vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian traffic between the northern and the southern suburbs of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is the long ...

, Brisbane, Queensland

United States

* Story, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Story, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Story, Nebraska, an unincorporated community * Story, Wyoming, a census-designated place * Joint Expeditionary Base Fort Story, an army base in Virginia Beach, Virginia * Story City, Iowa *

Story County, Iowa Story County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 98,537, making it the ninth-most populous county in Iowa. The county seat is Nevada, Iowa, Nevada; ...

* Story station planned light-rail station in San Jose, California scheduled to open in 2029

People

* Story (surname) *

Story Musgrave Franklin Story Musgrave (born August 19, 1935) is an American physician and a retired NASA astronaut. He is a public speaker and consultant to both Disney's Imagineering group and Applied Minds in California. In 1996, he became only the second a ...

(born 1935), American doctor and astronaut * Story Tweedie-Yates (born 1983), professional American tennis player

Other uses

* ''Story'' (magazine), an American literary magazine published 1931–1961 and 1989–2000 * Story (restaurant), in London * ''Story: Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of Screenwriting,'' a 1997 screenwriting guide by Robert McKee * '' JKT48 Story'', an Indonesian variety show * ''The Stories'', by

Jane Gardam Jane Mary Gardam (born Jean Mary Pearson; 11 July 1928 – 28 April 2025) was an English writer of children's and adult fiction and literary critic. She also penned reviews for ''The Spectator'' and ''The Telegraph'', and wrote for BBC Radio. ...

, 2014 *

User story In software development and product management, a user story is an informal, natural language description of features of a software system. They are written from the perspective of an end user or user of a system, and may be recorded on index ...

, a planning activity in software development * Ray-Ban Stories, smartglasses released in September 2021