Ernest Hemingway needed just 6 words to make a story :
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Recently Wired magazine invited modern writers,authors and novelists to take up this challenge : a story resumed in 6 words.
a 6 words story pic
The list is full of thrilling and inviting stories just waiting to be read and enjoyed. C’mon they’re just 6 words, even the most lazy reader can spell them in less than 15 minutes. I enjoyed those mostly:
- We kissed. She melted. Mop please!
- We went solar; sun went nova.
- Husband, transgenic mistress; wife: “You cow!”
- TIME MACHINE REACHES FUTURE!!! … nobody there …
- Batman Sues Batsignal: Demands Trademark Royalties.
- Dinosaurs return. Want their oil back.
- Microsoft gave us Word. Fiat lux?
- Mozilla devastates Redmond, Google’s nuke implicated.
- Starlet sex scandal. Giant squid involved.
- Time traveler’s thought: “What’s the password?”
James Patrick Kelly
Ken MacLeod
Paul Di Filippo
Harry Harrison
Cory Doctorow
David Brin
David Brin
Charles Stross
Margaret Atwood
Steven Meretzky
Wouldn’t you come and try one also? OK, I’ll go first. In 6 words :
- I challenge you, 6 words story
Come in and have fun, take a comment and think of anything that comes to your mind and take this challenge : write its story in 6 words.
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Ok, here we go, it’s gonna be a cheesy one:
:aww: Not much of a “tiny story” writer, am I?
Nice idea though, very challenging. Amazing what people can say in 6 words.
I love the Margaret Atwood one (Starlet sex scandal. Giant squid involved.), it’s excellent.
Hannnnnnns !!
Come online !!
Hannnnnnns !!
Come onlinnne !!
:yes: Thanks for the inspiration. Cool, what one can do with so little. Reminds me of the days when you could write 1 line programmes…
Here I go with mine:
Lurk or drop a comment, the choice is yours
@ Stéphanie
*wow* indeed 6 words and it makes sense. Hey you could try your luck with very very short stories grinnod: and publish your own books
I think it’s more difficult for us to understand the whole story behind when this got to be 6 words :aww: not very descriptive for a story I think but yeah as the authors above, there’s a lot of meaning in what they and you said :yes:
Everybody likes celeb gossip I guess =D
@ Stéphanie
*wow* indeed 6 words and it makes sense. Hey you could try your luck with very very short stories grinnod: and publish your own books
I think it’s more difficult for us to understand the whole story behind when this got to be 6 words :aww: not very descriptive for a story I think but yeah as the authors above, there’s a lot of meaning in what they and you said :yes:
Everybody likes celeb gossib I guess =D
@ Martin
yeah and would you also be writing this first line : “Hello world” =D ?
what was that famous line of code for you?
@ Thilak
boooooo, it’s 9 words but nice try……I think it’s the story of every blogger when they reach a blog…..cooollll…….
mine might be : what is that blog all about?
Ouch, I never knew that there was a word limit
@ Thilak
Don’t chaaa worry man, we’re just playing around…….I was joking with you :grinnod: thanks indeed for sending your bits, it’s always a pleasure to have you around.
Under the Flame tree, we kissed.
I’m in this kind of mood.
” simplicity is the ultimate sophistication !! ”
Yeah I know .. the ” !!” add up to make 6 words =D =D
Nevermind ..
@ Hans :
- warning :spammers are spamming your blog :sweat: :sweat:
- are you still alive ?? :bleh: :bleh:
@ Khalil
man, you should be sharing some romantic tips with us :agree: gotta tell us the secrets in how you got such qualities? Do you think of those lines/poems by yourself or get them somewhere?
I think my friend anoop would be too happy to be your trainee
@ anoop
sorry man for I was at the south tip of Mauritius, enjoying holidays with far-off relatives….and it’s just yesterday that I came back home, sweet home…..
thanks for dropping by and telling us your story. anoop simpleguy hein? and here you go with simplicity
btw why simpleguy? why simplicity? it’s been some time since you’ve been using this pseudo/nickname?
eloooooooo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hmmmm .. somewhat mega late I suppose ..
in fact didn’t saw the last comment ! :sweat: sooorry .. :sweat: :sweat:
hmmm .. why simpleguy and simplicity ??
well .. ’simply’ coz am someone simple who loves simplicity ..
simplicity ..
=D
Google…
Google is the best search engine…
hi hans,
just stumbled on your website, its nice and pretty work, guess i would like to do the same as you
i hope you are doing fine
see you soon, shemida
@ shemida(you know who)
thanks shemida….I”m doing fine and hope to see you around more often lol
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