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61 Tiny Stories – Example of a Six Word Story

If you are looking for a wonderful example of a six word story, we’ve gathered a collection of some great examples.

Why not enter the Six Word Wonder contest – write your own six word stories, get published, and win $100

To recap, stories in six words are a special mix of poetry and storytelling. You are confined to just six words and punctuation to share an idea, an event, a moment with the reader. There is a famous story of Hemingway originating the form , but really it dates back to when a scribe first wrote “In the beginning, there was light.”

What makes a great example of a six word story?

Six word stories can be dark, light, funny or tragic. Much like life. For a six word story to really stand out there are a few elements that must be in place.

  • It’s okay for the reader to work a little harder than usual to understand the meaning of a six worder. In fact, that can be part of the fun. But there must be a meaning in their somewhere.
  • By definition, you want to tell some kind of a story. But a six word story is really more about taking readers from one place to another. That could be a beginning to an end. But it also might be an expectation to a surprise or punch-line, similar to a joke. Or it could be from feeling nothing to feeling something. It could even be rhetorical question that the reader answers in their head.
  • All story telling is about emotion. A six word story might be clever for its own sake, like wordplay. That should give a reader satisfaction from recognising the skill of the words. Or it might tear at the heart strings or tickle your tummy. Six words can make you feel.

Here are a few examples of six word stories written by famous authors.

Marley was dead. To begin with. Charles Dickens
For Sale: Baby Shoes. Never Worn. Attributed to Ernest Hemmingway
Found true love. Married someone else. David Eggers
To be, or not to be? William Shakespeare
It was dark inside the wolf. Margaret Attwood

This example of a six word story above plays with our expectations. We all know the story of Red Riding Hood, but have we ever thought what it must have felt like at the moment she was gobbled up.

Lovely spring weather. Bubonic plague raging. Evelyn Waugh
Starlet Sex Scandal. Giant squid involved. Margaret Attwood
New genes demand expression. Third eye Greg Bear
In the beginning, there was light. The Bible

This is the oldest example of a six word story that I’m aware of. Opening lines often make excellent moments to kick off a whole novel or non-fiction with six words that pack a punch. And what is a more perfect story than a journey from darkness to light.

Fifteen years since last professional haircut David Eggers
Well, I thought I was funny. Stephen Colbert
Longed for him. Got him. Shit! Margaret Attwood
Don’t put that in your mouth. Morgan Spurlock
These violent delights have violent ends. William Shakespeare
Never, ever refuse a breath mint. Lemony Snicket
Think and wonder. Wonder and think. Dr Seuss

Six word stories pop up in music from time to time. Here, I’ve tried to capture a few of the best examples.

You’ve got a friend in me. Randy Newman
Guess what? I’m not a robot. Marina and the Diamonds
It’s been a hard day’s night. The Beatles

Six Word Story examples from Reddit

Reddit is a wonderful repository of the six word form. Here are a few of my favourites from r/sixwordstories

Another six word story example

Goodbye mission control. Thanks for trying… /[deleted]
He bottle-feeds his wife’s killer. u/charmingmysterious

Six word stories, as you can see from the example above, can deal with very dark issues. This story takes a couple of reads before you fully appreciate what has happened to the husband. No words are wasted in revealing the tragedy.

I have mixed drinks about feelings. u/iNachozi
I just wrote a great cliffhanger. u/Guavajava
Unfortunately, haiku possibilities, seldom appear here. u/mathmeistro

This is a fantastic example of using the six word form combined with the haiku form (five syllables, seven syllables, five syllables) to amp up the complexity and interest.

Tomorrow they’ll interview everybody I know. u/Scream123
Birth certificate. Death certificate. One pen. u/sixwordsmyth

Example of a six word story from Reddit

This example by Techmyst really takes the formatting of a story to it’s limited. I love the way it plays with your expectations and really makes you work to decide what’s really being said.

Time travellers wanted. Inquire within, yesterday. u/TimeBlossom
For sale: Engagement ring. Never worn. u/HighOnAmbien
It purposely failed the Turing Test. u/JamesIgnatius27
“We’ll meet at dinner”, said Hannibal. u/OhSoSorryWrongHole

This story is a fantastic reminder that you can reference other popular culture to short cut to a story punchline. Anyone who has seen or read Thomas Harris Silence of the Lambs will be under no doubt about what’s on the menu!

More examples of six word stories

If you’re getting into the swing of this now, here’s a bunch more stories taken from Six Word Wonder by Doug Weller.

Won a million. Lost her mind.
One bite, and her reflection vanished.
Returned home wounded, but dead inside.
Superman started dating the Incredible Hulk.
Born. Worked forty years. Heart-attack.
Under my bed, he still waits.
None of his unemployment jokes work.
Belly-flopped into pool. Emptied it.
Through the reinforced glass, you apologised.

Here’s an example of a six word story where you have to think twice to understand the full meaning.

Ambulance finally arrived. Left without siren.
I kissed her neck. Then pushed.
Married young. Now, she’s forgotten me.
One clumsy tweet. International condemnation. Suicide.

Six words can some up a true story. This one was written after a tragic event of somebody being publicly shamed for an unpopular opinion.

Mouse danced ’till old puss pounced.
Regrets? Not wearing a crash helmet…
‘Your WIFE called,’ hissed his wife.
Typical! Hotel California is fully booked.
Brontosaurus munched, oblivious to massive asteroid.
Trainee wizard expelled for bad spelling.

Spicy puns are ideal in the six word form. This one reminds me of Harry Potter for some reason.

How cold she became by morning…
The old king died. Nobody cried.
Unloved celebrity bought gun. Shooting star.
The killer grinned at the accused.
Her lips were red. Blood red.
Tasted the apple, then got naked!

A riff on the Adam and Eve myth. Sounds like it might have been fun to sink into sin!

First rules. Then uniforms. Then guns.
The final meal was his tongue.
Ted. Underestimated. Elevated. Celebrated. Venerated. Assassinated.

This example of a six word story is a special case. The six words are split into six separate brief sentences. It’s especially useful to describe somebody’s life story.

The visitors classified me under food.
At work, she blinked… Everybody died.
Urgent flatshare: Professionals wanted. Exorcist prefered.

If you want to read more examples of six word stories, learn more about six word wonder or even enter the six word story contest , follow the link.

And if you’d like to read some more six word wonders, why not  check out the books, Six Word Wonder  and  Six Word Story?

36 thoughts on “61 Tiny Stories – Example of a Six Word Story”

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Bang. Bang. Sirens. Police. Handcuffs. Jail.

I won the lottery, tax evasion

meow meow meow meow meow meow

Cheated on my boyfriend with ex.

Sorry not sorry

King: Help Me Clown: No Way

born worked worked worked worked shot

fake is a for of fear

he died happy knowing he lived

a lover of all things beautiful

This advice changed my life forever

The end, I spilled my popcorn.

i love froot loops so much

When you wish upon a star.

Scalpel. Clamp. Sponge. Oops! Oh shit.

Big fingers, small keys—well crap!

Wait a second, hold my beer.

hold my beer, I got this.

She’s resting now. It was a girl.

Wait, 1 word, 2, 3 … DOH!

Driverless car. Biker. Boy, ball. Choose.

He had me at ‘hello’.

Challenge accepted. But discipline still eludes me.

Keep trying. Third time’s a charm.

Challenge accepted. But discipline fails.

I love this challenge…short and sweet.

Lost the world. Gained my soul.

lost my soul. gained nothing

Got it! Got it! *Crash* Uh-Oh.

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Forgot my deodorant. Cleared the room.

What does it means?

I forgot my deodorant. People didn’t like the smell. They left.

Arrived in Hollywood. Bought a tent.

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Six Word Stories: How to Write the Shortest Story You’ll Never Forget

by Joe Bunting | 62 comments

According to legend, Ernest Hemingway was challenged to write a short story using only six words. Ernest Hemingway's story? It was: “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.”

While you're not going to be able to tell an entire life story in six words, you just might be able to catch a movement of conflict or a significant moment in a character's life. Plus it's fun. Let's look at how to write a really short story.

Six Word Stories

Six word stories are a great way to practice your writing without actually having to write much. They can also be used to warm up before working on a novel or short story.

When I first heard about six word stories, I thought, “A whole story in six words? That's impossible!”

Then I wrote my first one. It was really easy, not to mention fun! Once you write your first, you can write a whole slew of them. Let's look at how to write one.

1. Read examples

Start by looking at some examples. A great website you can use is sixwordstories.net . If you just want to look at a few examples, here are some I liked:

“Rapunzel! I am slipping! A wig?!” Misleadingly deep puddle. Curious child missing. “I love you, too,” she lied.

2. Choose a Moment of Conflict

Part of what makes a story, well, a story is a goal coupled with conflict . Think about the examples we listed above. Where is the moment of conflict?

Rapunzel's suitor has a goal (reaching Rapunzel) and the conflict is that the hair he is climbing is a wig that is slipping. Oops.

The second one implies one of two stories: the child lost in a puddle OR what happens next when someone realizes the child's fallen in. The goal will determine the conflict.

In the third one, the goal is to mislead someone. The conflict? The lie (or maybe why she lies).

3. How to Write a Six Word Story

Now that you've looked at some examples, you're ready to write!

Begin with a sentence or two that might be intriguing. A situation that tells a story without telling an entire story.

Who will the characters involved be? What do they want? What will get in the way? Choose words for each. Like this:

Now, combine them, distilling the ideas into just a handful of words.

Story in six words: “Hello? There's bones. In my flowerbed?”

Or: He planted lilies. But harvested bones.

If you have an idea, but can't figure out how to shorten it into six words, here's some advice: use contractions. Use “I'm” instead of “I am.” Use “They're” instead of “They are.”

And don't worry if your six word stories aren't works of art. They're supposed to be fun and creative.

If you're still stuck, try this tip: use magnetic poetry . You know the kind that you put on your refrigerator and mess around with? That often gives me ideas.

4. Use Your Six Word Stories as a Writing Prompt

When you write or read a six word story, you probably want to know more about the story, right? Six word stories severely limit you, and of course, that's the point!

Once you've written a few six word stories, why not turn it into a writing prompt? Choose one, and write that same story using as many words as you would like. Now you can create interesting characters , surprising plot twists, and as much description as you want. Give it a try and show us what you come up with!

Have you ever written a six word story? How did you like the process? Share in the comments . 

Write a six word story about anything you like. It can be humorous, dark, mysterious, or anything else you can think of. Then use that six word story as a writing prompt.

Write for fifteen minutes . Once you have a six word story, then work to expand your story into something longer. Then post both stories in the Pro Practice Workshop.

Be sure to comment on a few other writers' practices. Have fun!

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62 Comments

Marla4

Found, wedding ring. Call strip club.

Joe Bunting

Ha! Good one Marla.

Tiana Warner

They never mentioned Champion was blind.

themagicviolinist

Ooh. Mysterious. This makes me want to read more.

Tonya

Rainy day. Sudden Stop. Crash!

Sherrey Meyer

Mom of 11 missing. Check bathroom!

Antonia

We do these for our writing club at school called Pen & Ink, but we call them six word memoirs. Here are a few of mine:

Madhouse? Just check out my family.

Yes. You heard me. Four brothers.

That’s my dog. He eats sofas.

Childhood reading Tintin. Childhood well spent.

Ha ha! 😀 I loved these! Especially the one about the dog. My dog is definitely insane, but she doesn’t eat sofas. 😉

Patrick Marchand

Jungle man. Tree. Watch out! Oups.

Guest

Oh and this translation of an epic quote would be perfect: I came, I saw, I conquered.

Wow–that was intense! This could make a good adventure novel. You have the right idea. Nice job!

Gabriel Gadfly

Pawn shop owner likes wedding ring.

Annette

White haired lady. To dye for.

LOL! XD Good use of wordplay.

Curt

He runs. She jumps. They meet.

Love this prompt!

Thank you! 😀 I loved your story.

Jeff Ellis

My father left two days ago.

Without you, there is no us.

Dreamed of tomorrow. Forgot about today.

Heart skipped a beat, then stopped.

Loved her. Lost her. Miss her.

Rainy days. Wet asphalt. Many casualties.

I feel like I could never stop.

Wow, this was really cool! I never thought about creating a story only using six word stories. 😉

Actually I hadn’t intended for it to be one story, but now that I look at them, it absolutely is, haha. Thanks MV!

Ha ha! XD That’s even more awesome that you did it unintentionally.

Carrie Lynn Lewis

I’m assuming that last line is your thoughts on writing six-word stories. I have to agree with you. Once I got started, it was difficult to stop. Even when the timer went off!

I especially like “Dreamed of tomorrow. Forgot about today.” Excellent!

Zoe Beech

Bride meets wedding morning in bar.

Security guard ushers thieves in. Quietly.

Love the second one. 😉 It makes me want to know why the security guard is letting the thieves in.

Craig York

Red hand, red blade, red floor.

Ooh, creepy. This would make a great lengthened story! 😀

Jim Woods

Hug. Kiss. More. Less. Crying. Silence.

Sad and mysterious. I like it!

Thanks! Isn’t every story a sad story at some point? I wonder if this is the framework for most stories.

That’s an interesting concept. I guess most stories have sad parts, but I don’t think all stories are “sad.” Very interesting.

Juliana Austen

Her daughter’s future was at stake.

Felicity knew her daughter was the most deserving of the scholarship to the prestigious St Barbara’s School – she was gifted, talented everything that the Judging Panel would be looking for. There was only one other girl being considered –she came from a poor home, her mother had recently died. The judges might be soft they might make the wrong decision. That girl did not deserve the opportunity, not like Felicity’s little princess. Felicity knew she had to take steps – to even out the playing field, make sure the right decision was made. She watched the other girl, Georgia, watched her for a whole day. Watched the girl walk to school, watched her working in the local diner, watched her chatting, laughing with a boy. That was it. She knew what she must do. Next morning Felicity called the Head of the Scholarship Board. “Hello, I’m calling from the Abortion Clinic this is just a reminder for Georgia about her appointment. It would not do for her to miss another one.” “Pardon!’ said the voice on the other end of the phone. ‘I don’t know what you are talking about.” Felicity recognised Mrs Bentwood- Green’s voice. “Georgia Jones has given this number as a contact. She is scheduled for a termination tomorrow.” “Well I’m sorry I have no idea how you got this number. But I don’t think it is appropriate that you say any more.” The voice had grown cold. “Oh I am so sorry I will see if we have any other numbers for Georgia. So sorry to bother you.” Felicity hung up and felt a frisson of excitement – that should plant a seed of doubt, of distrust, misrule. She almost laughed out loud. She rang the other judge from the call box in the Mall. “Georgia Jones is a slut. She has a sexually transmitted disease.” Felicity had lowered her voice to hoarse whisper. “What! Who is this?” “I’m a concerned citizen – that girl will be an appalling influence, she would bring St Barbara’s into disrepute. Georgia Jones is a dirty slut!” Felicity hung up quickly and nearly danced home.

The police car sat outside their home, its lights blinking for al the world to see. The police woman opened the back seat for Felicity. “But I have done nothing wrong!” she protested. Her husband had his arm around their daughter. She always went to him when she was upset. “Sweetheart!” she implored. But her daughter just buried her face in her father’s shoulder.

“You have gone too far this time, Felicity.” Her husband said and he led his daughter back into the house.

Wow, that was a CRAZY story. I don’t think I could’ve come up with something like that. Good job! 😀

Thanks! It comes from my newspaper cuttings file of crazy stuff! Someone did that!!!!!

Wow! Good use of inspiration.

Mahmoud El Hakim

a passionate roar. a bloody flag.

he disappeared. Oh what a show!

Claudia

I just found this prompt surfing around. Intriguing! i thought of newspaper headlines that make you want to read more Here’s my 6 words off the top of my head. Later I will expand one.

Discarded wheelchairs behind the facility.

Free:sexy nightie in unopened package.

Red dog collar donated to Goodwil

Motorcycle and Truck have Memorable meeting.

I realize, looking at these that I avoided verbs. hmm

Paul Owen

Smoker’s house fire: only chimney left.

New year. New job. New trouble.

Son starting school, watching bus leave

Left child at rest stop – aaah!

TV broke. Have only books. Perfect.

Saunved Mutalik

“Smoker’s house fire : only chimney left.” Loved it! And the last one about TV too! 😀

I like all of these. I laughed out loud at “Left child at rest stop – aaah!” but the last one is great, too.

Hanni

Uh, just found this post and even tho I’m a bit late, here’s my try: Sending the Dragon. Watching the flames.

Erin D

Ooh, I’ll play, I’ll play! It’s kind of hard to write something coherent in 15 minutes, and I guess this is a bit more of a rant, but here’s what I’ve got:

“Yes, I know how to talk.”

Such is the reply that I’ve given to many people (mostly within my own family) when they remark to me that “you know that (insert social function, special event, or anything that involves interacting with people here) involves talking, right?” This reply is usually preceded by a frustrated sigh, a rolling of my eyes, or the urge to grab the person I’m talking to by the shoulders and to scream at them. Or sometimes all three of those things are present. I’m usually able to keep my composure and appear unfazed by the other person’s remark, even though it does bother and sometimes hurt me. Such is the world that I live in, though, one that paints quieter folk like me as socially inept weirdoes who don’t know how to carry out a friendly conversation. We’re treated like we can’t stand people or that we’re afraid of people or like we need to be coaxed out of our shell all the dang time.

The truth is, though, I like people. I really do. Just in small doses. And I like to talk. But only if I’m talking about something that I’m really passionate about, and that usually only occurs when I’m around people that “get” me or people that I’m comfortable with. I guess not wanting to have a five-minute conversation about the weather or about your cat makes me unapproachable and cold, or that not wanting to be friends with everybody makes me asocial. I suspect many other introverts feel the same: shamed for preferring to keep to themselves unless they have something worthwhile to say, pressured into being social all the time because the world around them seems to demand it. It’s exhausting, really.

Jen Recato

Here are my tries:

Dead body found. Naked. Roped. Nun.

Late night voices. Laughters. Empty apartments.

One-eyed driving. Empty beer cans. Emergency.

Birthday candles burned out. With her.

Nail arts found clutching on windowsill.

Explosives in place. Confirmed by binoculars.

Defective faucet on bathroom coughs blood.

I’ll try to make a happy one. 🙂

The Awesomely, Awesome Bird

Plot twists.

Hello Brownie

Through a hole. Magic included. Sisters.

That was slightly hard. My stories:

Door creaks open. Just the wind! Tired face. Sore eyes. Smiles beautifully. Eyes closed. I dream about you! Moth taps bulb. Dead in seconds.

TurdbagTheGreatXIV

Now, we toilet paper that bear. She faced the barrel and fired. Final challenge: Taco Bell and laxatives. I’ve found the meaning of life!

I made a commitment over the weekend to improve my writing by doing at least three of these writing practice lessons each week. Today (August 17) is the first day and what did I get? Writing prompts. Not my favorite thing.

But commitment is commitment, so I found a prompt I liked (six sentence stories) and wrote for fifteen minutes. I ended up with 33 (themes and variations).

In the spirit of the exercise, here are my favorites.

That’s not possible. I’m seeing things.

The ideal home…. complete with body.

End of world! Film at eleven.

Missing: One large man-eating lion. (I hope hyphenated words don’t count as one word!)

Dazed. Confused. Hopeless. Life or death?

I see I misunderstood the instructions. Sigh. It is Monday.

I’ll see what I can do about expanding one of these into a story and post that, too.

Kathryn VanWyhe

Here are my top five:

Falling for long, rising up forever.

Strangled I cry but none hears.

Poisonous fruit, lost friend, Impossible decision.

Warning! The hair bites at men!

I will color the world tomorrow.

Indukuri Surya Teja Varma

I’m fat but, have a heart Memories Memories all over the place I love you. I don’t believe. I love her. She loves me. Opened books. No interest. Keep Sketching.

Shashank Kris

Love to eat, fuck and sleep.

SB

This is my first time trying to write a six word story and then use it as a prompt. I think they may be some gaps in the story, but I couldn’t change it within 15 mins. I thought I’d post it anyway 🙂

Sealed letters that still remain unopened.(six word story)

She is holding one more letter in her hands. Tears running down her cheeks. Such ambivalent emotions. A feeling of relief is comforting her heart, “he is alive” she sighs with a smile, but a sadness conquers her heart as she is adding the letter on the pile of the other unopened ones.

The agony she experiences is not to be expressed with words, only with tears. She is holding the letters close to her heart, then she smells them and she kisses them. She knows that his hands touched these envelopes and she wants to touch the exact spots that have been touched by him.

No one will ever know the sacrifice she is making. Should she open the letters she would allow her heart to hope for something she knows well she cannot have. Should the letters stop coming, her heart wouldn’t bear it. She is called to suffer by expecting letters that she will not open.

How can you tell a soldier who is fighting on the front line, that while he thinks you are waiting for him, your father is arranging your wedding with a man he thinks he best suits to be your husband? She wouldn’t dare take away from him the only thing that is keeping him alive.

Ram

have brain, less usage – Human Being

A W

Here are some of mine: – I’m alone but not really lonely. -Everything but the future is planned. -Best friends can also be enemies.

Depayan Paul

Here’s my six-word story:

….and after night, there was darkness….

And here’s another one:

She said, ” Good night. ” Night obliged.

Luke Żammit

I tweet stories in six words.

Billie L Wade

Great post, Joe. What a great idea. I have a book titled “Not Quite What I Was Planning,” but I hadn’t thought to use the entries as prompts. My own six-word story is: “I wish I had left sooner.” I’m going to do this more often. Thanks again. Happy Writing.

meenu bahuguna

Here’s my first try to a six story, pls do share your thoughts: We fell together, she rose alone I loved her, she loved her Was famous once, but died young Free time, wasted time, no time Bright talkative outside, dull lonely inside

Kimberly Owen

Six words won’t do him justice

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Hi there! This post could not be written any better! Reading this post reminds me of my old room mate! He always kept talking about this. I will forward this page to him. Fairly certain he will have a good read. Thanks for sharing!

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36 Six-Word Stories That Will Take You On An Emotional Rollercoaster

"It's still you. Always will be."

Anjali Patel

BuzzFeed Staff

It's a widely accepted truth that great things can come in small packages. Quality over quantity!

Don't believe it? Consider Ernest Hemingway's famous short story that managed to convey heartbreak and loss in just six words: "For Sale: baby shoes, never worn."

Bearing that in mind, we asked members of the BuzzFeed Community to share some of their own six-word stories . Here are some of our favorites:

6 word essay

1. "She fell asleep at the cemetery."

— angrycoyote201

2. "'It's better this way,' she lied."

— sineadddx

3. "Life's more than just a chore."

— gracyndaughety

4. "A cry rings out. Life begins."

5. "he died happy, knowing he lived.".

—Alexander Hoffman, Facebook

6. "Head on a pillow, not sleeping."

— hunterm4d6e07f48

7. "The cuts healed; her heart didn't."

—Hannah Lambach, Facebook

8. "The universe is big. She's lonely."

—Katie Sklaver, Facebook

9. "A lover of all things beautiful."

— madhumitameka01

6 word essay

10. "He left and then I flew."

— elizabethsoren

11. "I remember tomorrow, but not yesterday."

— davidr129

12. "It’s still you. Always will be."

13. "i always belong to myself first.".

— sajeershaikh95

14. "The war is over, isn’t it?"

— kdisalvatore3

6 word essay

15. "Lies tangle a web unimaginable within."

— elisabethw424fe4966

16. "Her kindness is her favorite superpower."

17. "realists live with fear of disappointment.", 18. "incessant imagination, bubbling creativity, she wrote.".

— capricededivi

6 word essay

19. "Being pretty is not your job."

— ViolaHastings

20. "Alone and lost, she became strong."

21. "we are all made of stars.".

— joellenleigh

22. "She felt caged, but also free."

— Clairewest85

23. "I pushed him. He didn’t fall."

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24. "I saw and I stayed quiet."

— Cassiopeia16

25. "Tomorrow I leave, he said again."

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26. "She loved herself when others wouldn’t."

— Margaret S

27. "Painfully, he changed 'is' to 'was.'"

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28. "Within the light was a lie."

— 99fishface

29. "I no longer survive. I live."

30. "i returned the unopened present.".

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31. "I thought I could trust you."

32. "passion demolishes all in its path.".

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33. "Her eyes summoned poetry; his, music."

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34. "She wasn’t allowed to love her."

35. "you and i almost made it.".

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36. "He got diagnosed; we got married."

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  1. How to Write an Unforgettable Six-Word Story - MasterClass

    Aug 23, 2021 · If you’re trying to get in some short, but challenging, bursts of writing practice throughout your day, try writing six-word stories. These bite-sized narratives are fast and fun. Tell a Great Story. Teaches Writing and Performing Poetry. Teaches Poetic Thinking. Teaches Fantasy and Science Fiction Writing. Teaches Fiction, Memory, and Imagination.

  2. 61 Tiny Stories – Example of a Six Word Story - Doug Weller

    Aug 28, 2020 · If you are looking for a wonderful example of a six word story, we’ve gathered a collection of some great examples. Why not enter the Six Word Wonder contest – write your own six word stories, get published, and win $100. To recap, stories in six words are a special mix of poetry and storytelling.

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    Six word stories are a great way to practice your writing without actually having to write much. They can also be used to warm up before working on a novel or short story. When I first heard about six word stories, I thought, “A whole story in six words? That's impossible!” Then I wrote my first one. It was really easy, not to mention fun!

  4. Mastering the Art of Six-Word Short Stories - TCK Publishing

    Six-word short stories prove that sometimes, less really is more. They’re a reminder that powerful storytelling doesn’t always need pages of detail. With just six words, you can spark curiosity, evoke emotion, and leave a lasting impression. Whether you’re a new or experienced writer, crafting six-word stories is a fun and rewarding ...

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    Jan 29, 2024 · Bearing that in mind, we asked members of the BuzzFeed Community to share some of their own six-word stories. Here are some of our favorites: 1. "She fell asleep at the cemetery." 2. "'It's...

  6. Six Word Memoirs - University of Pennsylvania

    Inspired by the book Not Quite What I was Planning: Six Word Memoirs from Writers Famous and Obscure, edited by Penn alumni Larry Smith and Rachel Fershleiser, the Hub decided to write their own six-word stories.