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Friday
Oct062017

Six Word Stories

 

WOW and DOUBLE WOW! Thank you! All 600 of you who downloaded my book, The Killer Show over Labor Day Week-end!

Okay, now for today's post.

There is an interesting cultural meme that limits stories to six words.
And the example is attributed to Earnest Hemingway: “For sale, baby shoes, never worn.”

Six words may elicit a story in my mind, or open a story, but truthfully, it does not tell the whole story.

However, it is a challenge to carve out excess wood in our stoies, in our thinking, maybe, to get to the core of an idea.

 So, here are some off the top of my head:

 

A Moment in Time

“Cardboard sign reads, ‘work for food’.”

“Mama opens door, soldier comes home.”

 “Family reunites, set old hurts aside.”

“Finger marks found on pumpkin pie”

“Puppy frightens small Halloween monster.”

“Running scared, leaps, never looks back.”

 

 

 

 

 

Mystery Stories

“Forty foot waves silence bloodcurdling screams.”

“A chilly moon oversees still body.”

“On the dashboard, a severed arm.”

 

 

 

From a reader: “I like different time periods, in particular, the 1800s early  And 1900s. However,  I do enjoy a modern-day setting. In this particular picture, I think it would be fun to have a modern day that somehow got mixed up in yesteryears and therefore you have your mystery. Thanks for letting us use our imaginations.” - Colleen

Thanks Colleen, it's an interesting take, and very imaginative.

 

 

Make it a great week.

Judy

author The Killer Show

 

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