twenty five in six words.
home in riverside for a day, sorting through boxes of books and magazines.
found an old black book mag from 2004 where twenty five authors wrote six letter stories.
including them here so i can toss the magazine.
"Forgive me!" "What for?" "Never mind." - John Updike
Eyeballed me, killed him. Slight exaggeration. - Irvine Welsh
Satan--Jehovah--fifteen rounds. A draw. - Norman Mailer
"Welcome to Moeshe Christiansen's Bar Mitvah." - Andrea Seigel
grass, cow, calf, milk, cheese, France - Rick Moody
He remembered something that never happened. - AM Homes
Saigon hotel. Decades later. He weeps. - Robert Olen Butler
She gave. He took. He forgot. - Tobias Wolff
--I love you ... --Love ya back. - Courtney Eldridge
You are not shit. You are! - Memoir, Jerry Stahl
All her life: half a house. - Jamie O'Neill
Poison; meditation; skiing; ants--nothing worked. - Edward Albee
My nemesis is dead. Now what? - Michael Cunningham
I saw. I conquered. Couldn't come. - David Lodge
"Cyanide? Bitter almonds." He knew. How? - Brian Bouldry
Father died. Mother triumphed. I left. - Mary Gaitskill
"You? Her? No dice, fat boy." - Pinckney Benedict
Oh, that? It's nothing. Not contagious. - Augusten Burroughs
Mother's Day came, doubling Oedipus' pleasure. - Bruce Benderson
Tossed remorselessly, whiffle balls sure hurt. - JT LeRoy
As she fell, her mind wandered. - Rebecca Miller
It's negative. Say hi to Mom. - Ben Greenman
Horny professor. Failing coed. No tenure. - "A Short History of Academia," by Sue Grafton
Shiva destroys Earth: "Well, that's that." - AG Pasquella
Havana's no place for hockey, coach. - Nicholas Weinstock
found an old black book mag from 2004 where twenty five authors wrote six letter stories.
including them here so i can toss the magazine.
"Forgive me!" "What for?" "Never mind." - John Updike
Eyeballed me, killed him. Slight exaggeration. - Irvine Welsh
Satan--Jehovah--fifteen rounds. A draw. - Norman Mailer
"Welcome to Moeshe Christiansen's Bar Mitvah." - Andrea Seigel
grass, cow, calf, milk, cheese, France - Rick Moody
He remembered something that never happened. - AM Homes
Saigon hotel. Decades later. He weeps. - Robert Olen Butler
She gave. He took. He forgot. - Tobias Wolff
--I love you ... --Love ya back. - Courtney Eldridge
You are not shit. You are! - Memoir, Jerry Stahl
All her life: half a house. - Jamie O'Neill
Poison; meditation; skiing; ants--nothing worked. - Edward Albee
My nemesis is dead. Now what? - Michael Cunningham
I saw. I conquered. Couldn't come. - David Lodge
"Cyanide? Bitter almonds." He knew. How? - Brian Bouldry
Father died. Mother triumphed. I left. - Mary Gaitskill
"You? Her? No dice, fat boy." - Pinckney Benedict
Oh, that? It's nothing. Not contagious. - Augusten Burroughs
Mother's Day came, doubling Oedipus' pleasure. - Bruce Benderson
Tossed remorselessly, whiffle balls sure hurt. - JT LeRoy
As she fell, her mind wandered. - Rebecca Miller
It's negative. Say hi to Mom. - Ben Greenman
Horny professor. Failing coed. No tenure. - "A Short History of Academia," by Sue Grafton
Shiva destroys Earth: "Well, that's that." - AG Pasquella
Havana's no place for hockey, coach. - Nicholas Weinstock