You can bet The Lottery is a good example of this genre of brief narratives usually under 10000 words

The story of the Good Samaritan in the Bible's book of Luke is one of these simple narratives with a moral or religious purpose

Alliterative 2-word name for fanciful stories about folks like Paul Bunyan with unbelievable elements presented as true & factual

E.L. James gained fame with this type of writing that puts the writer's favorite characters from books TV etc. in new adventures

Meaning not proceeding from event A to event B to event C this non word applies to Tristram Shandy & House of Leaves