Very short stories

Nobel Prize winner Ernest Hemingway is one of the pillars of American Literature. As a journalist covering the bloody Spanish civil war or in his novels based in his extraordinary experiences during two world wars or in his tumultuous life and failed relationships, he managed to engage the reader as a participant of the story through the use of extreme economy of words which were able to convey deep meaning and emotions.

Agnes von Kurowsky

When he was 18 years old, both his legs were wounded by mortar fire in Italy. During his six month hospital stay he fell in love with the the beautiful nurse that tended him. Their failed relationship (she left him for an Italian officer) provided material for A Very Short Story .

His shortest story however is the six word one we read in class today, and of which he said that it was the best thing that he had ever written:

"For sale: baby shoes, never worn"

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Two ride, screech, one wakes up.
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Hawkins,Benjamin A



Upper class. Expensive lock. Bike stolen.
--
Shay Earhart


Oil Spill? Say goodbye underwater ecosystems.
--
Ashley Aguirre


Do better thanHemmingway?
I'll try
--
Garrett Strobel


Just put the gun in there.
--
Jasmine Earls


Turned it on. Didn’t get burned.
--
Jen Meyerson

She looked better under the veil.
--
Gene Goldmintz


Pencils down. His fate is decided.
--
Francesca Lyn

Crossing. Stuck on median! Bus gone.
--
Yukari Takata

Change approach? Let's consult the lemur.
--
Courtney Hayes

Original six word stories are hard.
--
Collins Obinwa

Jobeless Homeless Cohabiting couples: demographic explosion!
--
Irvika Francois