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26.10.06

VERY Short Stories

With some credit to Hemingway, Wired has collected some pithy stories, all in six words.

Wired 14.11: Very Short Stories:

Just a sampling:

Longed for him. Got him. Shit.- Margaret Atwood
His penis snapped off; he’s pregnant!- Rudy Rucker

Lie detector eyeglasses perfected: Civilization collapses.
- Richard Powers

I’m dead. I’ve missed you. Kiss … ?
- Neil Gaiman

The baby’s blood type? Human, mostly.
- Orson Scott Card

Kirby had never eaten toes before.
- Kevin Smith"

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