Really Short Stories

[Ping898]

http://wired.com/wired/archive/14.11/sixwords.html

I think this is pretty kewl, Wired did this think where they had writers write 6 word stories

We'll be brief: Hemingway once wrote a story in just six words ("For sale: baby shoes, never worn.") and is said to have called it his best work. So we asked sci-fi, fantasy, and horror writers from the realms of books, TV, movies, and games to take a shot themselves. Dozens of our favorite auteurs put their words to paper, and five master graphic designers took them to the drawing board. Sure, Arthur C. Clarke refused to trim his ("God said, 'Cancel Program GENESIS.' The universe ceased to exist."), but the rest are concise masterpieces.

There are some interesting ones in here from some well known people....

The baby’s blood type? Human, mostly.
- Orson Scott Card
Gown removed carelessly. Head, less so.
- Joss Whedon
“Cellar?” “Gate to, uh … hell, actually.”
- Ronald D. Moore
Epitaph: Foolish humans, never escaped Earth.
- Vernor Vinge
It cost too much, staying human.
- Bruce Sterling

 

[Carol]

Heh. If I were to write one perhaps it would be

"Seemed like I was in love"

 

[zDom]

And mine would be,

"She seemed sane when we met..."

 

[bydand]

Heh. If I were to write one perhaps it would be

"Seemed like I was in love"

And mine would be,

"She seemed sane when we met..."

Both of these are better than a lot of the ones in the article. Bravo!

 

[terryl965]

mine would be

why me oh lord why me

 

[Kacey]

The story of my life....

 

[Touch Of Death]

After WWII the running gag was. "For sale, Italian rifles, dropped once."
Sean

 

[bluemtn]

Mine would be, "What the H-E-DOUBLE HOCKEY STICKS was I thinking?"

 

[kelly keltner]

And mine would be,

"She seemed sane when we met..."

Been there before

 

[OUMoose]

"Pain? Pleasure? What is the difference?"

 

[Xue Sheng]

So many trees, so little time

 

[ajs1976]

I was supposed to do what?