Definitions

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  • noun A story that opposes and responds to an existing story.

Etymologies

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counter- +‎ story

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Examples

  • What are you trying to prove with your counterstory?

    Archive 2009-02-01 Rebecca Tushnet 2009

  • Christopher Kastensmidt ckastens wrote a fun Red Riding Hood tale from the wolf's point of view, and I wrote a counterstory from Red's.

    Faery Taile Covers ckastens 2008

  • I'm already playing with some ideas for my counterstory, and I think it's going to be a lot of fun.

    CatsCurious Update: Done! jimhines 2008

  • Not only do I have to write a really good counterstory, but I want to write one that impresses folks from Hollywood enough that they'll throw tons of money our way.

    Exciting Developments with CatsCurious Press jimhines 2008

  • Now I get to go through those stories and choose the best one for the project, at which point I'll start in on a counterstory.

    CatsCurious Update & Nudity jimhines 2008

  • I e-mailed "Red's Tale," my counterstory for the CatsCurious Faery Taile Project, to the editor over the weekend.

    Writing Update, with Swearing ckastens 2008

  • Occasionally there was the obligatory counterstory -- She's warm!

    THE SAME OLD (NEW) HILLARY 2007

  • And the employees -- look, if you're running a story and you're getting the counterstory, of course -- I think the vote was close, even.

    CNN Transcript Apr 23, 2003 2003

  • For of course the counterstory of hip-hop's increasing permeation, coordination and domination of the Western market is equally true, and the mutations within hip-hop proper are massive and astonishing and nothing compared to the mutations within r'n'b, soul, rock, teenpop et al to adapt themselves so they could breathe in hip-hop's atmosphere.

    jane dark's sugarhigh! 2009

  • I’m glad to hear you enjoyed this one – I did also, and, especially the counterstory of Julian’s struggles as a writer.

    Matrimony Giveaway « Tales from the Reading Room 2008

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