To judge a story by its length is to do a disservice to the writer. Rather than counting the words or bytes, look at the plot, character development, sentence structure, use of adverbs and adjectives, punctuation. You know, all the little things that make the story what it is ...

There are many stories and novels that are too long, no question. That is a reflection on the writer, editor and plot. I have not encountered any that are too short - that is most likely what the writer intended. A well written story should leave you satisfied and yet asking for more ...