Six Word Stories

Last year, Wired magazine ran a feature of six word stories written by various celebrities. Naturally, I didn’t hear about it until a friend mentioned it the other day (don’t tell anyone; I might lose Geek Points). Like a haiku, there’s real artistry in being able to say so much in so few words, and some of them are downright hilarious. Here are my favorite six word stories:

Best Six Word Stories

Computer, did we bring batteries? Computer?
- Eileen Gunn

Automobile warranty expires. So does engine.
- Stan Lee

Machine. Unexpectedly, I’d invented a time
- Alan Moore

It’s behind you! Hurry before it
- Rockne S. O’Bannon

Epitaph: He shouldn’t have fed it.
- Brian Herbert

Bush told the truth. Hell froze.
- William Gibson

God to Earth: “Cry more, noobs!”
- Marc Laidlaw

Dinosaurs return. Want their oil back.
- David Brin

Deadline postponed. Five words enough…?
- David Brin

I saw, darling, but do lie.
- Orson Scott Card

Mozilla devastates Redmond, Google’s nuke implicated.
- Charles Stross

I win lottery. Sun goes nova.
- Steven Meretzky

Steve ignores editor’s word limit and
- Steven Meretzky