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John was bored at work again, so he found this and sent me it:
http://wired.com/wired/archive/14.11/sixwords.html
Basically, Wired did an article on Hemingway's six-word story, which he said was his best work ever: "For sale, baby shoes, never worn." So Wired asked a lot of modern sci-fi and other authors to do stories in just six words, and the results are on that page, and are pretty good!
John's favorite is the Robert Jordan (Wheel of Time) one, though, because it reads: "Heaven falls. Details at eleven." To which one slashdot commenter replied: "CRAP, he can't even finish a six-word story! Guess we'll have to wait for a sequel!" So true, so true!
My other favorites:
We kissed. She melted. Mop please!
- James Patrick Kelly
Dinosaurs return. Want their oil back.
- David Brin
Osama’s time machine: President Gore concerned.
- Charles Stross
He read his obituary with confusion.
- Steven Meretzky
http://wired.com/wired/archive/14.11/sixwords.html
Basically, Wired did an article on Hemingway's six-word story, which he said was his best work ever: "For sale, baby shoes, never worn." So Wired asked a lot of modern sci-fi and other authors to do stories in just six words, and the results are on that page, and are pretty good!
John's favorite is the Robert Jordan (Wheel of Time) one, though, because it reads: "Heaven falls. Details at eleven." To which one slashdot commenter replied: "CRAP, he can't even finish a six-word story! Guess we'll have to wait for a sequel!" So true, so true!
My other favorites:
We kissed. She melted. Mop please!
- James Patrick Kelly
Dinosaurs return. Want their oil back.
- David Brin
Osama’s time machine: President Gore concerned.
- Charles Stross
He read his obituary with confusion.
- Steven Meretzky