What are six word stories? Well, way back in the day, Ernest Hemingway wrote a six-word story that he called his best work ever: "For sale: baby shoes, never worn."
Recently, Wired magazine asked for some contributions from famous people. Here are my favorites:
Failed SAT. Lost scholarship. Invented rocket.
- William Shatner
Gown removed carelessly. Head, less so.
- Joss Whedon
Machine. Unexpectedly, I’d invented a time
- Alan Moore
With bloody hands, I say good-bye.
- Frank Miller
We kissed. She melted. Mop please!
- James Patrick Kelly
It’s behind you! Hurry before it
- Rockne S. O’Bannon
I came up with tons of my own, which I've listed here. I'd like to see your contributions, too. Remember, though, this isn't just a six-word phrase. It actually has to try to tell a story. That's the difference between "I like to eat dark chocolate" (BAD and STUPID) and "Chocolate has decided to eat back." (GOOD)
Here are mine:
My nudity proved fatal to everyone.
"Oh crap! I pushed the wrong
Cows falling proved disastrous to umbrellas.
Clearly, they are not friendly aliens.
"Don't worry," she said. "Lightning never
Wonder if I can jump that?
"Dontksssshhhhhhh drop the detonator!"
"Drop it?"
Ostensibly, authority compelled the button's depression.
All I need is some plutonium . . .
Apparently, advanced technology doesn't mean peace.
Searing pain. Not an ulcer. Bullet.
I wonder. Do lions like wedgies?
So, acolytes of the Church of Holy Avitableness, let's hear your six-word stories!
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