As my creative writing professor caught a flu today and missed class, I made up for the lost time by reading about flash fiction, which could be an assignment to turn in next week (another option is to go to the Art Institute and stare at a painting for 1 hour and, according to the Professor, “Let the story unfold in your mind.”). Anyway, flash fiction are supposed to be real short. But do you know that short stories can be written in 6 words? Hemingway did.
“For sale: baby shoes, never worn.” That is Hemingway’s six-word story.
Other examples I find real cool are:
“Longed for him. Got him. Shit.” - Margaret Atwood
“Failed SAT. Lost scholarship. Invented rocket.” – William Shatner
“With bloody hands, I say good-bye. ” – Frank Miller
“Corpse parts missing. Doctor buys yacht. ” – Margaret Atwood
“Starlet sex scandal. Giant squid involved. ” - Margaret Atwood
“Don’t marry her. Buy a house.” – Stephen R. Donaldson
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