Jun 14 2008
The Six-Word Story (or: Let’s Get Interactive!)
Wired magazine asked a plethora of famous writers and creative people to come up with stories of only six words apiece. It’s inspired by Hemmingway’s story, “For sale: baby shoes, never worn,” which he reportedly said was his best work. Some of these prove to be interesting. Others do not, but… here are a couple of my favourites:
Gown removed carelessly. Head, less so.
- Joss Whedon
Longed for him. Got him. Shit.
- Margaret Atwood
Wasted day. Wasted life. Dessert, please.
- Steven Meretzky
“Cellar?” “Gate to, uh … hell, actually.”
- Ronald D. Moore
We kissed. She melted. Mop please!
- James Patrick Kelly
It’s behind you! Hurry before it
- Rockne S. O’Bannon
The full list can be found here: http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.11/sixwords.html
Anyway, I think this is a pretty awesome idea, and I’d love to see some more. So… let’s see yours! Leave a comment with your Six-Word Story. Any topic, any genre… just have fun with it!
And here are some of mine:
Time ripped. Reality fractured. Nobody noticed.
Aliens, looking for intelligent life. Whoops!
Blood stains on the carpet. Unwashable.
Sadistic, mysoginistic, ancient Roman cannibal. Gladiator.
Tequila shots and voicemails. Never again.
To do: Laundry. Dishes. Hide corpse.
What had happened, I never knew…
The castles of her mind… condemned.
Once upon a time… The End.
And, for the really ambitious: A Six-Word Screenplay:
EXT. RAVAGED WASTELAND - NIGHT. FADE OUT
Now, let’s see yours!
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Bob, love the site. I think I’m going to enjoy this site alot.
Thanks. That’s more than six words, though.
I came, she didn’t, I laughed.
Forgoes laundry in favor of sleep.