Tuesday, February 20, 2007

"Wrote six words; made short story"

Epitaph: Foolish humans, never escaped Earth.
- Vernor Vinge

That's a six-word short story. Read more of them, many from big names, on Wired.

Here's one of mine:

Met God today. Going home now.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Nice concept. Love it. Thank you.

Anonymous said...

I'm forgetting the name of this science-fiction writer who did the shortest Sci-Fi story ever. It was in the form of an administrative note. If you don't count the title, it's ONE word long:


Galactic alliance. Applicant : Earth.

*FLUNKED*
_______

laurie said...

Here are a few:

God gave: the poor lens saw.

God escaped in a red Lamborghini.

Beyond spacetime: What a dreambody.

Anonymous said...

Another short story:

Adam had 'em.

laurie said...

gandalfe: I think that's from a famous poem called "Fleas"

Anonymous said...

Very brief discussion, only six comments.

:-)