Short accounts of incidents (9)
I believe the answer is:
anecdotes
'short accounts of incidents' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for anecdotes that I've seen before include "Noted case (anag.)" , "yarns" , "A short amusing story, probably true" , "Short accounts of incidents" , "Amusing short stories" .)