6 word novels

6 word novels

It is said that someone challenged Ernest Hemingway to write a short story in 6 words:
He answered: “For Sale: Baby shoes, never worn”

Later on, probably in Honduras, someone asked Augusto Monterroso to write a novel in 7 words.
He answered: ” Cuando despertó, el dinosaurio todavía estaba allí.”
(“When he awoke, the dinosaur was still there.”)

Some other good ones:
“With bloody hands, I say good-bye.”
“We kissed.She melted. Mop please!
“Three to Iraq. One came back.”

“Will this do (lazy writer asked?)
“There were only six words left”

And as for me:
“Couldn’t do it, got writer’s block”

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BU student majoring in Music (non-performance) and double minoring in french and journalism