Wired Magazine solicited six-word-long science fiction stories from a bunch of writers — some of my favorite results are below:
Epitaph: Foolish humans, never escaped Earth.
– Vernor VingeComputer, did we bring batteries? Computer?
– Eileen GunnIt cost too much, staying human.
– Bruce SterlingWe kissed. She melted. Mop please!
– James Patrick KellyHis penis snapped off; he's pregnant!
– Rudy RuckerInternet "wakes up?" Ridicu –
no carrier.
– Charles StrossMachine. Unexpectedly, I'd invented a time
– Alan MooreLonged for him. Got him. Shit.
– Margaret AtwoodBatman Sues Batsignal: Demands Trademark Royalties.
– Cory DoctorowHelp! Trapped in a text adventure!
– Marc LaidlawBush told the truth. Hell froze.
– William Gibson
(Thanks, Webbie!)
Update: Mike sez, "There's a very active Flickr group that uses this philosophy in attaching six story-telling words to an accompanying photograph."
