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    Default Six word short stories

    Background: Wired asked sci-fi, fantasy, and horror writers from the realms of books, TV, movies, and games to take a shot at writing six word short stories. The illustrious fore runner is Hemingway himself which wrote this and claimed that it was his best work:

    Quote Originally Posted by Hemingway
    For sale: baby shoes, never worn.
    So this is what was created: http://wired.com/wired/archive/14.11/sixwords.html. Read them all, down to the last, they are pretty much amazing...

    Arthur C. Clarke broke the damn rules by creating this:

    Quote Originally Posted by Arthur C. Clarke
    God said, 'Cancel Program GENESIS.' The universe ceased to exist.
    William Shatner of Star Trek fame wrote (Rahl, rejoice!):

    Quote Originally Posted by William Shatner
    Failed SAT. Lost scholarship. Invented rocket.
    Frank Miller created this little gem:

    Quote Originally Posted by Frank Miller
    With bloody hands, I say good-bye.
    Orson Scott Card, of Ender's Game fame, posted:

    Quote Originally Posted by Orson Scott Card
    The baby’s blood type? Human, mostly.
    Ben Bova typed:

    Quote Originally Posted by Ben Bova
    To save humankind he died again.
    Brian Herbert, son of Frank, created this:

    [QUOTE=Brian Herbert]Epitaph: He shouldn't have fed it.[/QOUTE]

    And Necromancer creator, William Gibson typed:

    Quote Originally Posted by William Gibson
    Bush told the truth. Hell froze.
    I also found the following ones very interesting:

    Quote Originally Posted by Wired
    Internet “wakes up?” Ridicu -
    no carrier.
    - Charles Stross

    Wasted day. Wasted life. Dessert, please.
    - Steven Meretzky

    WORLD'S END. Sic transit gloria Monday.
    - Gregory Benford

    God to Earth: “Cry more, noobs!”
    - Marc Laidlaw

    Help! Trapped in a text adventure!
    - Marc Laidlaw
    Dinosaurs return. Want their oil back.
    - David Brin

    Bang postponed. Not Big enough. Reboot.
    - David Brin

    Sum of all fears: AND patented.
    - Charles Stross

    Leia: "Baby's yours." Luke: "Bad news…"
    - Steven Meretzky
    Last edited by MoROmeTe; October 26, 2006 at 05:51 AM.


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