Six-word stories

“For sale: baby shoes, never worn.”

Hemingway wrote that and called it his best work. You might understand his point if you consider all the implications of those six words.

Who was selling them, why were they selling them, and why were they never worn? There’s something more between the words.

We asked students around campus to spin this idea into their own six-word stories. Check them out and give it a try.

The desperate poet dined with kings.
- Nathan Brown, senior, Inside associate editor

Yummy. He looked up. Not mother.
- CJ Lotz, junior, Inside editor-in-chief

Do it! You’ve got one shot.
- Ryan Lackner, freshman

He took his time. He won.
- Christian Herridge, freshman
 
Octopus attacks man in diving suit.
- Andi Bastin, junior

Literature is life, art, expression, dreams.
- Anthony Eller, senior
 
Apple farmer said come back tomorrow.
- Brad Zehr, junior, IDS managing editor

Comment with your six word story.