Many claim that Ernest Hemingway's BEST story is only 6 words long : "For sale: baby shoes, never worn." Try your hand at this extreme form of story-telling. Write your own and submit it to this blog.
pretty and poetic -- beginning, middle, amd end her -- nice work -- again, might use periods instead of commas to separate out the sections of the story
I feel like something untoward has happened to said knight, but cannot figure out what it is the way this is written maybe the dragon gets a trivet instead of a hotpad
A man of multiple talents, master of his trade and departer of life. All he needs is his insturments of destruction and he is ready to take on the next challenge. Whether those the tools of his trade be a spear and a sheald, or a mop and bucket; either way death is on it's comeing.
Kingdom for sale. Princess said no.
ReplyDeleteTrue love, pain and heart-ache gone.
ReplyDelete-Jenna
She loved. He lied. He died
ReplyDeleteAwesomely dark -- I like it
DeleteJust stop, the sign says go.
ReplyDelete-Misty
Nails scratch blackboard, everybody went deaf.-Josh
ReplyDeleteGood idea - but keep your tenses the same -- nails "scratched" to match with the past tense in the second half
DeleteThe person screamed, "They'll get me."
ReplyDelete-Angel
Dog walked by, cat went away.
ReplyDelete-Jenna
Good -- tells a whole story -- maybe using words with stronger connotations would give this even more characterization
DeleteMeow in bush, man in cat-suit.
ReplyDeleteThis is really strange -- and quite good. It appeals to the absurd, in a way
DeleteAnd you used to be beautiful.
ReplyDeleteOuch -- I like this one -- it sums up an entire divorce in one statement (at least for me)
DeleteAlligator was hungry, Deer were eaten.
ReplyDelete-Jenna
Her freedom was taken, she rebelled.
ReplyDeleteWhere're my glasses? On your face.
ReplyDeleteDemons walk where truth may hide.
ReplyDeleteI like this one -- now try and play with punctuation some
DeleteBoy or girl?... Im not pregnant...
ReplyDeleteYou are on fire!
DeleteHarder to breathe, easier to fall.
ReplyDeleteBreadcrumb trail; only way out. Gone.
ReplyDeleteOverweight mother feeds fat baby.
ReplyDeleteA modern American story right there
DeleteBunny Vs. Dog, dog was eatin.
ReplyDeleteThe sun's rays provided calm sensations.
ReplyDeleteShe fell once before, not again.
ReplyDeleteBetter punctuation would enhance the effectiveness here -- period after "before" and it's set
DeleteChildren are stupid. They can't spell.
ReplyDeleteCrying baby won't stop, baby-sitter leaves.
ReplyDeleteclipboard snaps finger, hand has nub.
ReplyDeleteNight falls, nature sings, day comes.
ReplyDeletepretty and poetic -- beginning, middle, amd end her -- nice work -- again, might use periods instead of commas to separate out the sections of the story
DeleteWilfred got married, life is over.
ReplyDeletePunctuation is crucial
DeleteWilfred got married. Life is over.
Darkness; utter no noise within it.
ReplyDeleteI like this --
DeleteBreak the glass, fix it later.
ReplyDeleteI like this -- kind of works as a metaphor for life -- anything you break has to eventually be fixed in some way or another
DeleteMidgets battle Dwarfs, victory for viewers.
ReplyDeleteI can haz cheeseburger? Go away.
ReplyDeleteCats in the cradle with a silver-spoon.
ReplyDeleteI love kids add salt,perfection.
ReplyDeleteAj
Punctuation needs perfecting for best interpretation.
DeleteI love kids. Add salt; perfection.
This is not a love song.
ReplyDeleteThis is not Josh posting now.
ReplyDeleteKnight battles dragon. Dragon gets hotpad.
-Christ
I iz confused
DeleteI feel like something untoward has happened to said knight, but cannot figure out what it is the way this is written
maybe the dragon gets a trivet instead of a hotpad
Ads have ruined television for everyone.
ReplyDeleteFreedom doesn't exist, life is hopeless.
ReplyDelete-Jenna
He Swung,He Missed,But Persists.
ReplyDeleteI like this -- there is a whole story here -- punctuation needs work though to help better convey the story --
DeleteHe swung. He missed; but persists.
Lets all play hungry hungry hypocrites.
ReplyDelete-Christian
punctuation is crucial -- APOSTROPHE
DeleteLove lasts forever; pain goes away.
ReplyDelete-Jenna
In Soviet Russia cats photograph you.
ReplyDeleteAj
need a comma after Russia
DeleteSpouses fight, make up, go out.
ReplyDelete-Jenna
here is a whole story -- I might separate with periods instead of commas to create a better sense of beginning, middle, and end
DeleteCats make poor entrees, without lemon.
ReplyDeleteAj
too funny -- and you would know because . . .
DeleteMan calls prostitute; it's his daughter.
ReplyDeleteThis is awesomely wrong -- good job!
DeleteHe cheated, they fight, he's homeless.
ReplyDelete-Jenna
In class playing games; failed course.
ReplyDelete-Jenna
The roof is on fire.BURN!:D
ReplyDelete"Before you go, . . . "
ReplyDeleteThe door slammed.
"Look into my eyes."
ReplyDelete"I'm blind."
-Jenna
Where's the cream filling Little Debbie?
ReplyDeleteMr. Pibb or Dr. Pepper? Whats the difference?
ReplyDeleteYou are not Batman, Im Batman!
ReplyDeleteIt's Super Ninja, " whoop whoop whoop."
ReplyDeleteI studied. I tested. I failed.
ReplyDeleteA man of multiple talents, master of his trade and departer of life. All he needs is his insturments of destruction and he is ready to take on the next challenge. Whether those the tools of his trade be a spear and a sheald, or a mop and bucket; either way death is on it's comeing.
ReplyDeleteOnce upon a time, the game. The end.
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