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The 6 Word Short Story

TRY IT OUT! Spend the rest of class crafting your own brilliant work of brevity. Work is due to be handed in by tomorrow at lunch. GOOD LUCK!

The Story that Started it All… Famous author Ernest Hemmingway was very minimal in style. He once told F. Scott Fitzgerald, another famous writer, “To every 1 page of genius, I write 99 pages of sh!t”.

The Story that Started it All… Over the course of his career he discussed the concept of ‘Flash Fiction’ Flash Fiction is a style using roughly 500 words to tell a story; it is frank, fast, and to the point. This style is a type of minimalism, in which the goal is “maximum expression with a minimum of means”

The Story Hemmingway considered this 6 word short story to be his finest work This story is the most extreme version of Flash Fiction For Sale: Baby shoes, never worn.

Wired Challenge A few years ago, WIRED magazine challenged some of the top tech icons of the time to write their own version of Hemmingway’s story. HERE IS WHAT THEY CAME UP WITH…

Examples Failed SAT. Lost scholarship. Invented rocket. - William Shatner Computer, did we bring batteries? Computer? - Eileen Gunn Vacuum collision. Orbits diverge. Farewell, love. - David Brin Gown removed carelessly. Head, less so. - Joss Whedon

More Examples Automobile warranty expires. So does engine. - Stan Lee Machine. Unexpectedly, I’d invented a time - Alan Moore Longed for him. Got him. Shit. - Margaret Atwood From torched skyscrapers, men grew wings. - Gregory Maguire

Anonymous Examples BEHIND YOU! Watch out before it… Rebound girl? Better shot never taken. Mysterious death. Bank account topped up. Hello, Police? I need help or…

YOUR TURN! It may only seem like six words, but you still need… A story arc/plot line Character(s) Dramatic tension A theme