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I'm sure we all know the famous Hemingway story, "For sale: baby shoes, never worn". Well, why not do the same? I certainly follow the school of thought that creativity can be encouraged by limitations, so let's go for it. Keep in mind that this is not another version of the three word thread - we're not trying to build a novel using six words at a time, nor should the stories try to follow a common thread or feel the need to exist in the same universe as each other. The rules are simple enough:
For a real challenge, you should also try to avoid the topic of death - my friends and I came up with some of these stories earlier, and the ones that always seem to "stick" the most are those that involve recent death or someone who is currently in a life-threatening situation. By no means am I saying that those stories aren't allowed here, I'm just pointing out it can be an extra layer of challenge - death seems to be the "press button to win" of six word stories. My well's a little dry at the moment since I don't want to plagiarize my own stories, but here's an attempt to kick things off: Breathless time traveler miscalculated planets' orbits. Yeah, easy mode for now, so sue me Sentient Data fucked around with this message at 17:01 on Jun 5, 2013 |
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Raccoons do not belong in elevators.
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# ? Jun 5, 2013 07:04 |
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A swamp? For our loving honeymoon?
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# ? Jun 5, 2013 12:27 |
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Please send $300 for mother's funeral. edit: I broke the 'no death' rule! Mea culpa. Purple Prince fucked around with this message at 13:21 on Jun 5, 2013 |
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We're so glad you finally arrived.
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# ? Jun 5, 2013 13:24 |
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My rival slain, now I'm alone.
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# ? Jun 5, 2013 15:20 |
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Her voice cracked. "They've found us."
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# ? Jun 5, 2013 15:24 |
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The screams echoed, faded. "It's coming."
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# ? Jun 5, 2013 15:29 |
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My chainslayer revved gutturally. "Bring it!"
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# ? Jun 5, 2013 15:35 |
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World peace unsatisfactory. Press the button. Hell freezes over, is still unbearable Spectral narcs bust ghost for possession penis pinata cringe-inducing to watch Lazy lotto winner unchanged by money
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# ? Jun 5, 2013 16:20 |
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Sentient Data posted:[*]Only one story per post. The whole point of this exercise is refinement - if you are flooded with ideas, choose only the very best one. Pregnancy ends "Mile in her shoes."
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# ? Jun 5, 2013 16:46 |
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SurreptitiousMuffin posted:Christ, it didn't take people long to miss this one, did it? I don't think posting four separate replies with different stories in them counts, either. If you write more than one, choose the best and post that. Well, the tag on the thread does say "Writing", it says nothing about needing to read... Another day, another round. Still relatively easy mode for now: Innocence, tearfully sold to afford food
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# ? Jun 5, 2013 17:00 |
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What a fun exercise! Here's mine: Please pick up after your shark.
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# ? Jun 5, 2013 17:43 |
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Hemingway owes library fines exceeding £1m.
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# ? Jun 5, 2013 18:24 |
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Penalty for overdue "Forbidden Library" book.
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# ? Jun 5, 2013 18:34 |
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These suck, y'all. Please try harder.
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# ? Jun 5, 2013 18:36 |
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I got drunk and posted. Fumblemouse continues reading posts. Click here to read on Click here to go back to the beginning Sitting Here fucked around with this message at 01:12 on May 6, 2014 |
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BananaNutkins posted:These suck, y'all. Please try harder. Pots shouldn't cast aspersions on kettles.
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# ? Jun 5, 2013 18:51 |
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Coronae, whetherwithered flora fauna, then blake
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# ? Jun 5, 2013 18:58 |
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BananaNutkins posted:These suck, y'all. Please try harder. ^ you wrote this.
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# ? Jun 5, 2013 18:58 |
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^ Evelyn's breasts were my greatest accomplishment.
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# ? Jun 5, 2013 19:22 |
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Hemingway these goons certainly are not.
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# ? Jun 5, 2013 19:39 |
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"Your survival, captain," to fleshy slug.
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# ? Jun 5, 2013 19:39 |
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"The power's gone out. I'm trapped."
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# ? Jun 5, 2013 21:12 |
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"And of course, the moon left."
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# ? Jun 5, 2013 21:16 |
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Please, Someone Stop the Duck Rape
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# ? Jun 5, 2013 21:34 |
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I've been a fan of more abstract stories likeNemesis Of Moles posted:"And of course, the moon left." But this one sure as hell paints a vivid picture - kudos Tonsured posted:Please, Someone Stop the Duck Rape
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# ? Jun 5, 2013 22:02 |
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Preserving Your Son's Falsetto with Shears
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# ? Jun 5, 2013 22:11 |
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"...And?" "And what?" "Oh." "What?" "Sorry."
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# ? Jun 5, 2013 23:14 |
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The leper's optimism wasn't as contagious.
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"Where's your pet spider?" "Dunno." "Ouch!" Lol Fumblemouse is a hack who couldn't write his way out of a bag fight me u babby kiwi bitch Click here to go back to the beginning Sitting Here fucked around with this message at 01:12 on May 6, 2014 |
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Two hands; two rings; one kiss.
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# ? Jun 6, 2013 01:00 |
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Bitters? No thanks, I'm dying young.
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# ? Jun 6, 2013 01:06 |
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One silencing breath... All is lost.
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# ? Jun 6, 2013 01:14 |
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Sentient Data posted:The leper's optimism wasn't as contagious. This is a good one.
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# ? Jun 6, 2013 04:14 |
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She grabbed the eggs, and ran.
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# ? Jun 6, 2013 15:39 |
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The roast beef left two messages.
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# ? Jun 6, 2013 18:04 |
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I'm not a fan of the ones that sound like regurgitated Yoda, but I think this might be a good exercise for generating attention grabbing first lines if the prose is kept natural.
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# ? Jun 6, 2013 18:21 |
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Your cat stole my cigarettes again.
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There's no gas or smokes there
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