Some of my favorite six words stories follow:
With bloody hands, I say goodbye.
-Frank Miller
It cost too much, staying human.
-Bruce Sterling
Found true love. Married someone else.
-Dave Eggers
Kirby had never eaten toes before.
-Kevin Smith
Easy. Just touch the match to
-Ursula K. Le Guin
Please, this is everything, I swear
-Orson Scott Card
I saw, darling, but do lie.
-Orson Scott Card
Finally, he had no more words
-Gregory Maguire
He read his obituary with confusion
-Steven Meretzky
"Kitty will be fine," he lied.
-Dan Bergstein
"Forgive me!" "What for?" "Never mind."
-John Updike
My nemesis is dead. Now what?
-Michael Cunningham
As she fell, her mind wandered.
-Rebecca Miller
A book, called Not Quite What I Was Planning is an anthology of six word stories and memoirs. They are pretty fun! I haven't written any of my own yet, but I'm working on it :)
