The magazine Wired asked a number of writers (mostly science fiction, fantasy, and TV writers) to try their hand at composing six-word stories. The inspiration for this exercise was Ernest Hemingway's "For sale: baby shoes, never worn." Below are some examples. For more, click here.
Epitaph: He shouldn't have fed it.
- Brian Herbert
Easy. Just touch the match to
- Ursula K. Le Guin
Failed SAT. Lost scholarship. Invented rocket.
- William Shatner
The baby’s blood type? Human, mostly.
- Orson Scott Card
Consider trying it with your students.
