Hey, guys!
Ever heard of a six word story? It's basically a story summed up in six words. Hemingway came up with an excellent example:"For sale: baby shoes. Never worn." Orson Scott Card's take was this: "The baby's blood type? Human, mostly." There was even a book published recently called "Not Quite What I was Planning", which is a bunch of six-word memoirs. They include gems like "Extremely responsible, secretly longed for spontaneity." and "Painful nerd kid, happy nerd adult."
What kind of six-word stories can you come up with? They can be about your life, a story you're writing, or anything at all!! Here are a couple of mine, just off the cuff. Can't wait to see what you come up with!
Contest: His instinct, your legs. RUN.
I only missed her every day.
Wanted: Bear catcher and drywall repairman.
One silver bullet left. You missed.
CRASH. Midnight never fell peacefully there.
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Listening to: Smash Mouth
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Reading: Journey to the Center of the Earth
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Playing: The game of life!!
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Eating: PB on toast
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Drinking: V8 (thunk!)
Next time, I'll just take cab.
They say I'm crazy, they're right.
Coffee, the only reason I'm awake.
I should've know better...but didn't.
The second is pretty much my all around.
I died into an unexpected life.
There are no spoons. Think fast.
Psychics rarely summon demons. On weekdays.
Identity literally stolen. Who's that kid?
Master of the world contest. Soup.
Never upset an empty, hateful universe.
There are never enough stories told.
Artist out of ideas finds crayons.
Hmm, I think my personal favorite might be either "I died into an unexpected life" or "Physics rarely summons demons. On weekdays." I didn't really understand "Master of the world contest. Soup."
I also REALLY like the afterlife one. I might have to develop that...
It was a super-fun challenge! Even though I'd heard of it before, I hadn't ever tried it. Thanks for putting it up!
Heroics: his dream. Evil: his curse.
Reluctant superhero. But still a hero.
Galactic rebellion is kid's stuff. Sometimes...