MINIPROMPT: What’s Your Six-Word Story?

The six word story was made famous by this devastating, heart wrenching example, apparently NOT from Ernest Hemingway:

For sale, Baby shoes, Never worn.

There’s real art in being concise and making every word count. So we challenged our writers to pen us a masterpiece using six words. No more, no less.

Dan Farkas

Beethoven accompanied Lennon’s singing; heavenly concert.

Stalin and Hitler; heavenly… oh, wait.

Ariel Cross

He is risen. He is nakey.

Sydney Walters

Fry never came. Seymour died waiting.

Jay Heltzer

My surgeon agreed. I’m no gymnast.

Waiting is wondering if you remembered.

“I love salt!” My heart’s eulogy.

Beatles or Stones, does it matter?

Jillian Conochan

I wish I knew you always.

Erin Vail

13 seconds left, Mahomes is driving.

Eric Mochnacz

Tapped him on Grindr. Married Now.

Sarah Razner

The moment was regretful. She wasn’t.

They squelched flames, not the memories.

No sleep ’til the siren sounds.

Justice served? The jury was out.

Mikael Johnson

Time to make the donuts… FUCK!!

Kelaine Conochan

Where’s Waldo? Finally found, never lost.

Heather Shaff

She was always late. Except once.

Sydney Mineer

I woke up without you again.

Michael Maiello

It said, “Let there be light.”

Josh Bard

Another tequila. The question. The answer.

Natalie Brandt

Skydiver’s body found with empty pack.

Five to Four, Roe is overturned.

Michael Alexander Gural-Maiello

School lunch fish sandwich, anyone? Silence.

Dennis William

“Let’s get ready to rummmmmmmblllllllllle!” – Tectonic plates

Ernest Hornyway (just kidding, it’s Dennis again)

For sale

double-sided dildo

unused

Sam Hedenberg

Stop it! That’s not a toy.

V. Buritsch-Tompkins

Candy was dandy, although never handy.

Devin Householder

I loved you. I married him

The distance between us, I chose.

Your lie sucked. Your apology accepted.

Anthony Rogers-Wright

Black Woman SCOTUS, Ride or Die.