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Six-word stories

  • Oct. 26th, 2006 at 8:41 PM
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WIRED magazine commissioned a bunch of writers to write six-word stories, and just because they didn't commission me doesn't mean I can't play. So, here're a couple I came up with. I found the exercise harder than it looks, but just as much fun. I may keep adding to these, because neither one is really a story. If you want to play along, feel free to add them here in comments. Or, if you post some on your own journal, let me know so I can link to 'em.


Time folded inside wallet. Still broke.

Cadaver on table. Bad table dance.

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UPDATE:

Two by Kirsten

More play in this entry's comments, and some more at tacithydra's journal.

And some more by [info]freudinshade.

Typically good and funny participation by Jon Hansen.

And still more from [info]jennreese.

Also a bunch at [info]james_nicoll's LJ. [thanks, [info]tacithydra!]

And more at [info]aries_jordan.

Comments

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[info]hagdirt wrote:
Oct. 26th, 2006 04:23 am (UTC)
I liked that first one better than many done by the famous ones.

I got two at my blog.
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[info]squirrel_monkey wrote:
Oct. 26th, 2006 04:54 am (UTC)
Alien twitched. I bared the scalpel.
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[info]gregvaneekhout wrote:
Oct. 26th, 2006 02:37 pm (UTC)
Sharp!
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[info]jsadler wrote:
Oct. 26th, 2006 05:58 am (UTC)
Student snoring, rubber band wakes slumber.

I couldn't resist, sorry. :P
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[info]gregvaneekhout wrote:
Oct. 26th, 2006 02:37 pm (UTC)
Heh!
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[info]colleency wrote:
Oct. 26th, 2006 06:48 am (UTC)
Your story "Pennywhistle" was read at LASFS tonight. I wasn't there, but [info]obishawn said it was a big hit. Apparently some people wanted to know more about the universe.
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[info]gregvaneekhout wrote:
Oct. 26th, 2006 02:39 pm (UTC)
Hey, that was really nice of Shawn to read them my story. More about the universe? I have to invent a universe? That's starting to sound like work!
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[info]gregvaneekhout wrote:
Oct. 26th, 2006 03:55 pm (UTC)
Here's the link to Escape Pod's podcast of that story, if anyone's curious.
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[info]orogeny wrote:
Oct. 26th, 2006 11:30 am (UTC)
Cloned myself. Twice the vacation. Whoopee!
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[info]tacithydra wrote:
Oct. 26th, 2006 01:48 pm (UTC)
Hahahaha! That's great.
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[info]gregvaneekhout wrote:
Oct. 26th, 2006 02:40 pm (UTC)
You know, if the clones were telepathically linked, that could actually work ...
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[info]orogeny wrote:
Oct. 26th, 2006 03:06 pm (UTC)
It has the feel of a nice setup, doesn't it? =D
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[info]gregvaneekhout wrote:
Oct. 26th, 2006 03:09 pm (UTC)
Absolutely. That's one of the things I love about flash -- you can sometimes crystallize a good idea for a longer story in a very few words.
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[info]tacithydra wrote:
Oct. 26th, 2006 02:01 pm (UTC)
Time folded inside wallet. Still broke.

I love this one.

I'm playing, too, over at my journal.
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[info]gregvaneekhout wrote:
Oct. 26th, 2006 02:41 pm (UTC)
Thanks! I linked to yours in the main entry. (I liked 'em, too!)
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[info]tacithydra wrote:
Oct. 26th, 2006 04:09 pm (UTC)
Thank you! They're really fun.
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[info]jlundberg wrote:
Oct. 26th, 2006 03:27 pm (UTC)
Time travel possible. Oh no! Grandpa!
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[info]gregvaneekhout wrote:
Oct. 26th, 2006 03:53 pm (UTC)
Oh no! Nice one, Jason. :-)
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[info]jlundberg wrote:
Oct. 26th, 2006 04:44 pm (UTC)
Thanks, man. :)
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[info]freudinshade wrote:
Oct. 26th, 2006 07:40 pm (UTC)
Playing
Posted some at my journal : [info]freudinshade
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[info]jonhansen wrote:
Oct. 26th, 2006 08:09 pm (UTC)
Whee!
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[info]tacithydra wrote:
Oct. 26th, 2006 10:27 pm (UTC)
A bunch going on at James Nicoll's place, too.
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[info]aries_jordan wrote:
Oct. 27th, 2006 04:20 am (UTC)
Three so far at mine.
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