Washington Irving is considered as the Father of the Short Story, which began as an American literary form. His delightful story Rip Van Winkle is thought to have been the first American short story. In 1916, W. Patterson Atkinson said the following about the short story: “A short story is a piece of prose fiction that typically can … Continue reading #MemoirFest Day 11: Read Washington Irving’s Snippets of Setting in Rip Van Winkle: Rewrite One of Your Settings