A long time ago on a blog far far away, there was a festival of ultra-short stories called Let’s Be Brief, hosted by Middle Zone Musings. The rules were simple: tell a story in 6 words only.
I don’t know what other people liked, but here were my ten faves:
- The Axis in WWII: haiku! Gesundheit. (Howard Waldrop)
- ball, pumpkin, slipper, wedding. then what?(Isabella Mori)
- He said “I am your father”. (Scott Bird - I had to like this one, being a Star Wars fan)
- *Ring* Help! He’s– Bang! *Click* Hmmmmmmm (Robert Hruzek)
- Pets don’t mind if you fart. (Hartley B. Singer (HART)- not really a story, but a great bumper sticker anyway!)
- “Marry me Susan.” “Yes.” “Really?” “No.” (Ben Yoskovitz)
- I learned. And the world shrank.(Ben Yoskovitz - yes, he’s that good)
- Her heart sank. Fish ate it. (Lolita Barnsworth)
- “The baby’s blood type? Human, mostly.” (Orson Scott Card )
- Attempted six words. Fell short. (Mark Newton)
Ahhhhhh, the creativity.
20 responses so far ↓
jonathan // Jul 1, 2008 at 12:54 pm
Boy helps lost alien phone home.
jonathan // Jul 1, 2008 at 12:55 pm
Soylent Green is people!…mmmm tastey.
isabella mori // Jul 1, 2008 at 2:18 pm
hey, thanks for the shoutout! that project was a LOT of fun!
Pete // Jul 1, 2008 at 5:58 pm
Jonathan spoils a movie ending … twice.
Pete // Jul 1, 2008 at 5:59 pm
Yes, it was, Isabella. Hope he does another.
Roland // Jul 2, 2008 at 7:29 am
Knock. Who? Orange. Who? Let me in.
Hmm, doesn’t work so well with knock knock jokes.
Knock, knock.
Who’s there.
Orange.
Orange who?
Orange you going to let me in?
jonathan // Jul 2, 2008 at 8:07 am
Fat man, little car, fun begins.
Baby cries at night, your turn.
Car crashes, ambulence leaves, no siren.
These are fun, somebody try one.
themolk // Jul 4, 2008 at 9:23 am
Must get involved next time - must.
Pete // Jul 4, 2008 at 9:37 am
Bloggers learn brevity - with good results
jonathan // Jul 4, 2008 at 9:43 am
Describe whole world in six words.
Pete // Jul 4, 2008 at 9:57 am
Earth is big … but filling quickly
themolk // Jul 4, 2008 at 12:23 pm
This is worse than a haiku.
jonathan // Jul 4, 2008 at 2:28 pm
Nicely done, Pete, poignant and precise.
Haiku Molk? That’s worse…thinking sylabically.
themolk // Jul 8, 2008 at 2:48 pm
I’m frustrated by you monosyllabic people.
Pete // Jul 8, 2008 at 3:35 pm
Molk call Pete dumb. Pete mad.
themolk // Jul 16, 2008 at 6:49 am
Now, now… let’s not get angry…
Pete // Jul 16, 2008 at 6:56 pm
Molk keeps dissing Pete; Pete forgives
themolk // Jul 19, 2008 at 11:04 am
We could drag this out forever…
Pete // Jul 19, 2008 at 2:20 pm
Yes … we could … couldn’t we … Steve?
themolk // Jul 22, 2008 at 9:25 am
I don’t see why we can’t?!
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