WIRED for Extremely Short Stories
Hemingway famously wrote a short story in six words:
"For sale: baby shoes, never worn."
Beautiful, eh? Inspired by this, the folks at WIRED asked popular authors of sci-fi, fantasy, and horror, to write their own six-word stories, which also made fun of themselves. They were printed in the November 2006 issue. I thought these were the best:
To read all the "stories", visit Wired.com
*Throws Down Gauntlet* Give me yours!
~Anniina
"For sale: baby shoes, never worn."
Beautiful, eh? Inspired by this, the folks at WIRED asked popular authors of sci-fi, fantasy, and horror, to write their own six-word stories, which also made fun of themselves. They were printed in the November 2006 issue. I thought these were the best:Gown removed carelessly. Head, less so.
— Joss Whedon
Longed for him. Got him. Shit.
— Margaret Atwood
I’m dead. I’ve missed you. Kiss...?
— Neil Gaiman
The baby’s blood type? Human, mostly.
— Orson Scott Card
Failed SAT. Lost scholarship. Invented rocket.
— William Shatner
Leia: "Baby's yours." Luke: "Bad news…"
— Steven Meretzky
Don’t marry her. Buy a house.
— Stephen R. Donaldson
Heaven falls. Details at eleven.
— Robert Jordan
Bush told the truth. Hell froze.
— William Gibson
To read all the "stories", visit Wired.com
*Throws Down Gauntlet* Give me yours!
~Anniina
Labels: Literature, Sci-Fi
posted by Anniina | 4:14 AM
5 Comments:
Blogger Beta is still giving Szélső Fa Grief. Here is her 6-letter story, which she emailed me.
Compose. Revise. Rewrite. Delete. Give up.
—Szélső Fa
SF~ That's brilliant :)
Here's my entry:
Four paws, big nose—unconditional love.
Here are a couple I came up with...
Work. Bitch. Sleep. Lather. Rinse. Repeat.
God to Mankind “What the fuck?”
ROFL! Awesome, Madeline!
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