SIX WORD STORIES

Ernest Hemingway is said to have written a six-word story and called it his best work: "For sale: baby shoes. Never used." SJ Rozan invites writers to submit six word crime stories here. To submit: Send your story to: SIXWORDSTORY@AOL.COM. Include your name and, if you want, your url. We won't post email addresses. Stories SJ finds appealing for whatever idiosyncratic reason will be posted here. Send titles if you like, but we here at Six Word Story HQ like that part and will probably title them ourselves. Maybe there'll be a prize beyond the wonder of seeing your story in electronic print; maybe not. We'll think about it. Meanwhile, we're waiting...
Archives for 2011

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Journal Entries for 2007
Journal Entries for 2006

March
07: I was hoping you'd ask! (8 comments)
08: ** time out for important message ** (2 comments)
08: Not just six words, six sentences! (3 comments)
09: Stop complaining (1 comments)
10: Fess up! Who ate those flowers? (1 comments)
11: Please stay behind the yellow line (1 comments)
12: It's easy when you know how (5 comments)
13: Ah, the fine line between credit and blame... (3 comments)
14: Broken connection (0 comments)
23: So you say (2 comments)
25: Take this job and... (3 comments)
26: From the Department of Upcoming Crime (4 comments)
27: Oh, now, what did you do? (1 comments)
28: Oh glorious spring (3 comments)
30: Such a nice guy (2 comments)
31: And the ultimate? (3 comments)

April
02: Depends for what (0 comments)
03: Never hurts to be prepared (3 comments)
04: Spring fever (3 comments)
05: You should have thought of that earlier (1 comments)
06: But exactly who was Susan? (2 comments)
07: Wish I'd passed botany (3 comments)
08: Change what, though? (2 comments)
09: No manners, that parquet (2 comments)
10: It's exhausting, all right (2 comments)
12: Question of just what's buried, though (1 comments)
13: Beauty counts for a lot (0 comments)
14: Don't know what's going on but it's cool with me (3 comments)
20: Gives you a little time (0 comments)
22: Pride goeth (3 comments)
23: But how do you get them to go? (1 comments)
25: Don't look behind you (3 comments)
30: Ouch (3 comments)

May
01: Spring is bustin' out (2 comments)
02: Dirty word alert (but we couldn't resist this one) (6 comments)
04: Instructions (5 comments)
05: Presumptuous, wouldn't you say? (4 comments)
06: Uh-oh (3 comments)
08: Ignorance of the law is no excuse (2 comments)
09: Waiting, anyway (3 comments)
13: Isn't it always? (2 comments)
14: Speaking of waiting (5 comments)
15: Until a minute later, when his whole body started to cool? (3 comments)
18: Some people never change (2 comments)
20: And so the idea grew (4 comments)
21: He'll be dead by breakfast (8 comments)
23: That's one way to do it (3 comments)
24: You expect us to believe that? (2 comments)
25: If we thought that would work... (1 comments)
27: Only to the upstairs maid (3 comments)
28: You? Or you lost the ticket? (3 comments)

June
01: Should have taken that gingko biloba (4 comments)
02: Always said he was a worm (4 comments)
03: I hope you're the chef (4 comments)
04: Let that be a lesson (3 comments)
05: Families, they're so difficult (3 comments)
07: A little birdie told us (2 comments)
08: Take your vows seriously, do you? (2 comments)
11: Cause? Or effect? (4 comments)
13: Daily grind got to you, huh? (4 comments)
14: In its way, it's romantic (4 comments)
15: Out, out, damned spot! (3 comments)
16: At that point no one was in a hurry (12 comments)
17: I think he wasn't a nice man (3 comments)
18: And left the drink for? (2 comments)
20: That's what you think (3 comments)
21: June gloom* (3 comments)
22: Sold out by a canary? (2 comments)
24: Seems appropriate for the evening (1 comments)
26: Over-identifying with the victim? (3 comments)
27: Why do you ask? (5 comments)
28: I wouldn't think of it (3 comments)
30: There are such people? (2 comments)

July
01: Weekend at the shore (2 comments)
03: I don't think he means, the dog (2 comments)
04: The rockets' red glare (4 comments)
06: Randomly? Or she had a plan? (3 comments)
08: Always the helpful spouse (2 comments)
09: Looking for, um, adventure? (2 comments)
10: I bet that bird was sorry (3 comments)
12: West Side Story, the Sequel? (2 comments)
13: I guess he didn't, either (2 comments)
14: **Message from Six Word Story HQ** (20 comments)
17: Oh, yuck (3 comments)
18: And you just stood there? (4 comments)
20: Excellent advice (3 comments)
21: Code of silence (4 comments)
23: Language barrier (4 comments)
25: Crime about to happen (5 comments)
27: It's sticky, too (5 comments)
28: Seems pretty simple. (4 comments)
29: Another one of those arithmetic ones (4 comments)

August
02: Neatness counts (3 comments)
06: Don't like to talk politics, but... (3 comments)
09: They made one mistake (3 comments)
14: How did you know? (4 comments)
21: Thank goodness for municipal workers (2 comments)
22: Good advice but a little late (7 comments)
25: Since we're on the subject (2 comments)

September
02: Maybe because there was no crime? (4 comments)
06: You thought it was that good? (2 comments)
08: Now we know (7 comments)
09: Take this job and... (2 comments)

October
27: Meaning, we should Eat the Rich? (2 comments)

November
11: Ah, technology (1 comments)
13: Toys R Us (2 comments)
14: Explanation (1 comments)
28: In a pig's valise (1 comments)
29: The holidays are all about family (4 comments)

December
02: Siri, I need a 24-hour tailor (2 comments)
05: This ain't business. It's personal. (4 comments)
08: Such power there is in words (1 comments)
11: Six-word goes paranormal? (2 comments)
13: As opposed to what, exactly? (1 comments)
15: That's what you call bad service (1 comments)
17: Please tell me it's a clock (1 comments)
18: Boy, THAT'S a matter of opinion (2 comments)
21: What just happened? (0 comments)
26: Further to Dec. 13? (0 comments)
30: Always did get him in trouble (5 comments)


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