Short story collections have their roots in medieval frame tale collections, growing into the postmodern narratives of the 1900s.[1] Short story collections either can be authored traditionally by one person or evolve from oral, anonymous traditions that are finally penned by someone.[6] An example of the latter would be Grimm's Fairy Tales.[9] Short story collections can be published when the author is alive or they can be collected and published after the author is dead using the author's existing works.[6]