They say brevity is a virtue. Six Word Stories is a collection of short stories consisting of just six words. It was inspired by Ernest Hemingway's famous challenge. Six Word Stories includes stories by famous people, reader submissions, and the Internet at large.
Some examples:
Bob's last message: Bermuda Triangle, Baloney.
We kissed. She melted. Mop please!
The baby’s blood type? Human, mostly.
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In a similar (identical) vein, the editors of Smith magazine asked famous and ordinary people to sum up their lives in exactly six words.
The resultant book is “Not Quite What I Was Planning; Six-word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure.” (edited by Rachel Fershleiser and Larry Smith).
I've read the book - it's an absolute joy.
In college I remember my creative writing professor explaining that the true writer can set a scene, create a plot, and introduce characters, all in seven words.
"Father, forgive me for I have sinned."
But to do it in six. That's true mastery.
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