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I need a single word that can be used to mean article (e.g. something printed in a magazine to inform readers or to argue something) and also story (i.e. some fictional short story printed in a literature publication).

Sometimes story is used to refer to a newspaper article, but readers will be confused if I simply use story as they might think I am excluding other types of non-fiction articles.

What term can I use to describe both kinds of writing?

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Often times, simply the term 'piece' as in 'piece of writing' is used.

i.e.

I mainly do sports journalism, but I also write some fiction. I've had pieces published in The New Yorker, Sports Illustrated, and Esquire.

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    Strongly agreed. This is the proper term.
    – David M
    Commented Feb 2, 2014 at 5:12
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    A person would still need to qualify what "piece of writing" he or she did. "I've done several pieces for The New Yorker" could be about anything.
    – Mari-Lou A
    Commented Feb 2, 2014 at 12:45
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If both are contributions to publications, you can use that.

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