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Six Word Stories

Posted By:
Matt
Posted On:
July 25th, 2009
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For the past few years I have been thinking a lot about six word stories. I am not very good at writing and I didn’t pay much attention in high school English class but I love the idea of telling an entire story in six words.

What Is A Six Word Story?

Hemingway once wrote a story in just six words and is said to have called it his best work:

For sale: baby shoes, never worn.

It tells an entire story in just six words and it blows my mind. I have seen many attempts but most miss the point entirely. Take McGill University for example: McGill – Think Big In Six Little Words, a bunch of six word statements and not one story. Or this user generated site, Six Word Stories, not bad but still miles away from Hemingway.

Could it be that the first ever six word story was the best; unbeatable? Wired magazine got a bunch of notable authors together to try to top it with decent results but again most are not stories: Wired 14.11: Very Short Stories.

The Best I Could Do

Here’s the best I could ever come up with, it’s more of a chapter than a story, it doesn’t start or end well. What did he stop trying? What was the accident? I vow to keep trying…. in my head… when I am trying to clear my mind.

He stopped trying after the accident.

Think about it and post one if you come up with something, I’m really into six word stories.

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Comments

  1. Alison Says:
    July 25th, 2009 at 11:33 am

    In your story’s defense, Hemingway’s story raises questions too – why weren’t they worn? Was the baby born and something happened, or was it never born? Either way, what happened? The questions yours raises are along the same lines.. I think it’s just as good.

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