short story....

A short story is something you make up. A little adventure when things happen.
A conversational piece is when you write your feelings down about a topic.

I am not too sure what is meant by a conversational piece. However in terms of writing a short story there are certain approaches you should follow. Remember that in a short story you must restrict the number of characters. Two or three are sufficient as you will be unable to develop many more than this. You must think of how you are going to end your story before you start writing, as one of the most important features of a short story is a strong ending. Often the ending is unexpected thus giving a nice twist so surprising the reader. You must also have a setting clearly established and use dialogue to make the characters come to life. Try and limit the action to a short time scale and remember to keep characters actions realistic. Also think carefully about the opening as a good hook makes the reader want to read on and become involved in the story. Unlike in novel you do not have the time to develop a long introduction so start into the plot straight away and avoid unnecessary description.

A short story is usually a narrative of inanimate
objects.
A conversation piece involves other people.