1. short story
He wrote his first short story when he was a student.
short story writer
2. answering
He delayed answering the letter.
You should buy an answering machine.
Tom left a message on Mary's answering machine.
She avoided answering my questions.
He hesitated before answering.
I must think it over before answering you.
You are quite justified in answering him back.
Tom had the annoying habit of hardly ever answering email messages.
I found the answering machine convenient.
She did me the courtesy of answering my letter.
He felt ashamed of not answering the question.
When I see typos I lose interest in answering.
My father beat me answering him back.
When answering this question, some people might put forward this kind of example: "Chinese people are very hospitable, whilst English people are more reserved."
She was a bit hasty in answering me.