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Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Sf stories that are 6 words long

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 Vinge
Computer, did we bring batteries? Computer? - Eileen Gunn
It cost too much, staying human. - Bruce Sterling
We kissed. She melted. Mop please! - James Patrick Kelly
His penis snapped off; he’s pregnant! - Rudy Rucker

Internet “wakes up?” Ridicu - no carrier. - Charles Stross
Machine. Unexpectedly, I’d invented a time - Alan Moore
Longed for him. Got him. Shit. - Margaret Atwood
Batman Sues Batsignal: Demands Trademark Royalties. - Cory Doctorow
Help! Trapped in a text adventure! - Marc Laidlaw
Bush told the truth. Hell froze. - William Gibson

Link (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."

posted by Cory Doctorow at 06:48:10 AM permalink | Other blogs' comments

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