12.02.2008

Six Word Stories

I think most of you know about the Hemmingway bet that he could write a story with just six words (he won with something like "for sale, baby shoes, never worn") - but I came across this old article from Wired magazine that had a variety of other authors write some 6 word stories.

Some are pretty funny....

This one from Margaret Atwood is pretty funny:

Longed for him. Got him. Shit.

2 comments:

Grawlix said...

I use that Hemingway "story" in my Intro to Fiction class. Folks dig it.

There's a great book of these called "Not Quite What I Was Planning."

It's on my Amazon wish list if you don't know what to get me this Xmas.

Paddy said...

Three-forty. Still grading. Day job?