Wired's Very Short Stories 665
Wired's games blog Game|Life alerted me to a great feature on the main Wired site. Called Very Short Stories, the piece features the work of 33 well-known writers practicing their craft in six word chunks. Their work is combined with several talented graphic designers to generate some very creative works of art. Some of my favorites: "The baby's blood type? Human, mostly'. - Orson Scott Card
'Lie detector eyeglasses perfected: Civilization collapses.' - Richard Powers
'Kirby had never eaten toes before.' - Kevin Smith" The games blog makes a point to highlight the works of game writers Mark Laidlaw and Steve Meretzky. Laidlaw's contribution: ">Help! Trapped in a text adventure!" Alrighty, folks ... let's hear yours.
'Lie detector eyeglasses perfected: Civilization collapses.' - Richard Powers
'Kirby had never eaten toes before.' - Kevin Smith" The games blog makes a point to highlight the works of game writers Mark Laidlaw and Steve Meretzky. Laidlaw's contribution: ">Help! Trapped in a text adventure!" Alrighty, folks ... let's hear yours.
I don't get it. (Score:5, Funny)
Ahem (Score:5, Funny)
hm.. (Score:5, Funny)
Oh god. (Score:5, Funny)
Slashdot: a place for one liners. (Score:2, Funny)
Mine's an autobiography! (Score:5, Funny)
Yawn. (Score:3, Funny)
Going to jail for that... (Score:5, Funny)
At $250,000 per violation, that will be One MILLION DOLLARS!
I'll be happy to accept the fine as proxy for Wired. Just to make things go smoothly, you understand, right?
Sure (Score:5, Funny)
and the sixth word is (Score:5, Funny)
It is really not that interesting (Score:4, Funny)
6w (Score:5, Funny)
Only 6? (Score:5, Funny)
And thanks for all the fish (Score:5, Funny)
6w2 (Score:4, Funny)
My son and I have been doing these... (Score:5, Funny)
The cow spoke.
I went vegetarian. {Prof. Jonathan}
Umm (Score:4, Funny)
Re:I don't get it. (Score:3, Funny)
Christnuggets on a stick, that man!
He doesn't know when to stop.
Until the readers care no more.
battle cry of the internet age (Score:5, Funny)
Ugh... (Score:5, Funny)
AC (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Two short. (Score:3, Funny)
This Post... (Score:4, Funny)
This should be obvious... (Score:5, Funny)
No way! Too stupid. Next story. (Score:3, Funny)
mine (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Going to jail for that... (Score:5, Funny)
Impeachment: It's not just for blowjobs.
Good... (Score:5, Funny)
Ryan Fenton
Won the lottery (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Mine's an autobiography! (Score:5, Funny)
Failure to meet criteria. (Score:5, Funny)
gus
Re:Here goes (Score:4, Funny)
She was dead; it mattered not. (Score:5, Funny)
Can't Count (Score:5, Funny)
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One more word? (Score:5, Funny)
Essence of Slashdot (Score:4, Funny)
Fun (Score:3, Funny)
Panama (Score:5, Funny)
my attempt (Score:4, Funny)
Oh shit... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Going to jail for that... (Score:5, Funny)
"The baby's",
"The baby's blood",
"The baby's blood type?", or
"The baby's blood type? Human",
convey the brilliance which exists in the flow and structure of the whole story.
Also, they considered just quoting "The", but were afraid you'd confuse it an exceprt from another story by another author.
I suppose the closest you'd get, would be to quote "The baby...Human, mostly.", but that kinda ruins it by giving the ending away.
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/. Dupes (Score:3, Funny)
So that's why! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I don't get it. (Score:5, Funny)
Fucker can't even finish a 6 word story. Guess we'll have to buy the sequel....
Re:I don't get it. (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Umm (Score:3, Funny)
Re:I don't get it. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:One more word? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:One more word? (Score:1, Funny)
I was taught by the master. (Score:3, Funny)
Re:I don't get it. (Score:2, Funny)
(he was cut short
Re:I don't get it. (Score:5, Funny)
Oh crap...
Re:I don't get it. (Score:2, Funny)
Re:It is really not that interesting (Score:5, Funny)
Finally the secret recipe to making money. (Score:5, Funny)
Impossible Mission (Score:5, Funny)
Nothing happens for most of book (Score:5, Funny)
obligatory entry (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Umm (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Computer broken (Score:3, Funny)
No use, Still can't be understood.
Found!.... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:A story weirdly inappropriate for slashdot (Score:3, Funny)
You're all too late :P (Score:2, Funny)
Re:karma (Score:3, Funny)
Last words (Score:3, Funny)
Re:One more word? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I don't get it. (Score:4, Funny)
Have a nice day.
Besides, I know someone who won't even touch six words with a ten-feet pole and came up with two even shorter stories - one consisting of 4, another one consisting of five words - that became instant classics in world literature (well, oral culture, that is):
Story #1: Developers. DeVElopers. DeVELOPERS! DEVELOPERS!!
Story #2: I. Love. This. Company. YEEEEE-HAAHH!!!
The best part is: both have already been turned into movies.
Seinfield? (Score:3, Funny)
Easier in German! (Score:5, Funny)
Sorry, just got back from a beginner's German class.
kidney story (Score:3, Funny)
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Re:and the sixth word is (Score:4, Funny)
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55 fiction (Score:2, Funny)
This sounds suspiciously like the now decade old idea of writing very short stories that are 55 words or less. Probably the best example of one of these is this story by Jeffrey Whitmore:
Cannibal says (Score:4, Funny)
Re:I don't get it. (Score:3, Funny)
Re:I don't get it. (Score:4, Funny)
The lameness filter is the lamest.
Re:I don't get it. (Score:3, Funny)
Sorry, but the one-worder has already been done. It's "42." :-)
Oh, you wanted... (Score:2, Funny)
My Resume (Score:2, Funny)
Ob. (Score:3, Funny)
And the longest is, "I do."
My turn (Score:4, Funny)
Disintermediation
Xenophobia.
My feeble effort (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Woman: Without her, man is nothing. (Score:3, Funny)