Among all his writings, Ernest Hemingway somewhat famously wrote a story of just six words. I'd heard of this bit of trivia (even the full text of the story: "For sale: baby shoes, never worn.") before being reminded of it in a recent article from Wired magazine. But the article had a great new twist.
The magazine enlisted writers of our time to concoct their own six word stories. Some are from novel writers, others from film and television writers. I particularly liked Joss Whedon's ("Gown removed carelessly. Head, less so."), and got a snicker from William Shatner's ("Failed SAT. Lost scholarship. Invented rocket.") as I wondered if he got Garfield and Judith Reeves-Stevens to actually do the writing on this one just like all his Star Trek books.
In any case, fun to read.
Funner still to craft your own.
End of the World concert tour.
By firelight, the cowboy whittled bone.
Try it yourself. Could be fun.
2 comments:
This is my favorite:
Machine. Unexpectedly, I’d invented a time
- Alan Moore
FKL
um, this story is six words.
The poet wrote haikus all night.
This just seems very similar somehow.
now I can't stop. please help.
the mole. goes home. plays xbox.
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