A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ANON

Tue, 29 Oct '24
Unknown writer, for short
Thu, 24 Aug '23
Unidentified, informally
Thu, 23 Feb '23
Source of many an ode, in brief
Fri, 28 Oct '22
Like the author of "Beowulf," in brief
Wed, 6 Oct '21
In short order
Wed, 4 Aug '21
Mystery writer?
Sun, 20 Jun '21
Like the verse "Roses are red, violets are blue ...," in brief
Thu, 10 Jun '21
Unknown source, for short
Tue, 23 Mar '21
Soon, poetically
Mon, 22 Feb '21
In a while