Sf stories that are 6 words long

Cory Doctorow 6:48 am Wed Oct 25, 2006

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."

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