11/11/09

Six Word Story Contest

I would like to resurrect the six word story contest. For those not familiar, refer to this post. Same rules apply. And to spice it up, I'll throw in a prize for the winner, since it is a contest. You have until...hmmm...Christmas? New Years? to write your stories, then we'll vote. All in favor write a six word story.

35 comments:

Jami said...

Chimp attack. No more face.

Kirsten said...

Can the stories be about anything?

Sara said...

Jami's story is short, and yes.

Sara said...

Warm covers. Cold morning. Sleep in.

Shannon said...

"Drugs were not his first choice."

Shannon said...

"Fancy dress. Awkward dinner. Little dancing."

(My creative writing teacher actually introduced us to these this semester, so I've written a few of them.)

Leanna said...

Feeling kicks in tummy. My secret.

Leanna said...

Out of diapers. Hazel just pooped.

Jami said...

I noticed after I posted it.

Jami said...

Pregnancy test negative: breath of relief.

Sara said...

I thought about him again today.

Sara said...

I never get sick. Except lately.

Kirsten said...

Slushy snow. I need hot chocolate.

Sara said...

I jammed my finger today. Ouch.

Brad & Emily said...

First they cheated. Then they failed.

(Oh, the life of a teacher.)

Jami said...

Hate mail. Why do I teach?

Julie M said...

Parent-teacher conferences- glimpses of hell.

Julie M said...

Broken glasses. Couldn't see the train.

Julie M said...

Thanks for your manuscript, but no.

Chan said...

Proper wampum prospers in the bay.

That's nonsense, not a story. But it has six words.

Skyler, et al, please appreciate this next six word story to beat all six word stories:

Abode House.

Here's one lifted from John Mellencamp (a Hoosier, thankyouverymuch...that means he's from Indiana):

I fight authority; authority always wins.

Sharon Morgan. Beaver. Gun safety-lock key.

Here's another cheater that counts a hyphenated term as one word:

Phone call. Confession cornucopia. Mutual freak-out.

Sara said...

"Abode House" is less than six words. It doesn't count, Chan.



Ha ha, Chan is a loser.

(just kidding)

Skyler said...

My six word rebuttal as to why Chan's still wins:

See, but it's still the best.

Sara said...

We haven't voted, so no one wins yet.

Sara said...

Master's Thesis: I'm going to die.

Unknown said...

Tearful night. Comforting shoulder. Good friend.

(This next one is for you, skyler.)

Fireworks on the pond. Angry ducks.

No work. Doctor visit. Strep again?

Piles of novels, yet no bookshelf.

Unknown said...

It's time to hop a train.

Chan, question: Are all residents from Indiana Hoosiers? Or just basketball players?

Either way

My grandpa is an Indiana Hoosier.

(six word story)

Skyler said...

So, I just thought of a great advertisement for the guys at the Center--except the married ones. Well, maybe the married ones too. Anyway:

Writing Center: Guys trained to listen.

Shannon said...

Sis. Morgan wins with guy's ad.

At least, she wins for me.

Even if we haven't finished yet.

Julie M said...

What, pray, is the Abode House?

S.Morgan said...

Shani, Skyler's "ad." But I AGREE.

Britt said...

I am not participating in this.

S.Morgan said...

Silly. Too late. You did participate.

Shannon said...

Saw "Sky" and mistook person. Oops.

S.Morgan said...

So many good ones, Sara Lee, but my vote goes to Skyler's "Writing Center: Guys trained to listen." Profound. And Jami's no-nonsense cynicism that made me laugh. "Chimp attack. No more face." Ha. And the smash in Julie's "Broken Glasses, couldn't see the train."

Sara said...

Well, if we want to end the contest now, I vote for Skyler, too.

Whaddaya say? Anymore entries? or should we just move on to the haiku?