Six Words
Brevity is a virtue.
Brevity is a virtue.
According to literary legend, novelist Ernest Hemingway was challenged to write a short story in six words. Hemingway’s now-famous six word story read: “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.”
Smith Magazine was founded in 2006, by Larry Smith and Tim Barko. Smith challenged its readers to write their own six word stories. They submitted their words via Smith’s website and Twitter account. In early 2007, Smith created the Six-Word Memoir book series.
Here are some of my favorites from the book, written by others, followed by some of my own.
Please add your 6-word stories in the comments below.
Their Words
Strangers. Friends. Best friends. Lovers. Strangers.
“Wrong number,” says a familiar voice.
Sorry soldier, shoes sold in pairs.
Paramedics finished her text, “…love you.”
The smallest coffins are the heaviest.
21 Shots. 60 Minutes. Never 22.
Man cries holding his dog’s leash.
Our bedroom. Two voices. I knock.
My Words
Alcoholic Anonymous handbook in “donated” bin.
He’s MARRIED? “Happily”, said her obituary.
Watched his departing back, unknowingly final.
And my tagline…
