Best 6-word stories It was said that Hemingway was challenged by his friends to write an entire short story in only 6 words. He came up with "For sale. Baby shoes. Never worn." that some say he thought was his best. Below (after Hemingway's) are some other people's attempts at the same challenge: For sale. Baby shoes. Never worn. 1. “Just Married” read the shattered windshield. 2. An only son, a folded flag. 3. Siri, delete Mom from the contacts. 4. Painfully, she changed ‘is’ to ‘was’. 5. Strangers. Friends. Best friends. Lovers. Strangers. 6. Goodbye, Mission Control. Thanks for trying. 7. Passengers, this isn't your Captain speaking. 8. He hit “Send”, then a tree. 9. I met my soulmate. She didn't. 10. Mom taught me how to shave. 11. He bottle-feeds his wife’s killer. 12. “Sorry soldier, shoes sold in pairs.” 13. Our bedroom. Two voices. I knock. 14. Born a twin; graduated only child. 15. “What’s your return policy on rings?” 16. Jumped. Then changed my mind. 17. Paramedics finished her text “…love you”. 18. Not her father. Just her dad. 19. Sorting my guns by flavour tonight. 20. Sunlight reflects blindingly off broken windshield. 21. Oh how deafening your silence is. 22. One more last drink. Yet Again. 23. Brought roses home. Keys didn’t fit. 24. “Wrong number”, says a familiar voice. 25. Dad left. A flag came back. 26. The smallest coffins are the heaviest. 27. Every month, salary credited, dreams debited. 28. Only child, but never the favorite. 29. Dinner for two, widower and memories. 30. Voyager still transmitted, but Earth didn't. 31. One bullet is a lifetime supply. 32. Introduced myself to mother again today. 33. Ever see chalk outlines that small? 34. It's our fiftieth, table for one. 35. Scientists develop first atomic bomb. Again. 36. Trembling, they moved Lovecraft to nonfiction. 37. Blues singer haunted by happy past. 38. loop! Help, I'm trapped in a 39. We’re lying in bed. She’s lying. 40. “Total media blackout,” agreed the President. 41. BREAKING: Simulated beings realize they’re simulated. 42. “Joining the President is his husband…” 43. Dot in the sky. Dead pixel. 44. “You’re not a good artist, Adolf.” 45. “Male?” “It’s an older driver’s license.” 46. T.H.C., L.S.D., D.U.I., C.P.R., D.O.A., R.I.P 47. A cry rings out. Life begins. 48. He died happy, knowing he lived. 49. Head on a pillow, not sleeping. 50. The cuts healed; her heart didn't. 51. The universe is big. She's lonely. 52. A lover of all things beautiful. 53. He left and then I flew. 54. I remember tomorrow, but not yesterday. 55. "It’s still you. Always will be." 56. I always belong to myself first. 57. The war is over, isn’t it? 58. Lies tangle a web unimaginable within. 59. Her kindness is her favorite superpower. 60. Realists live with fear of disappointment. 61. "Incessant imagination, bubbling creativity", she wrote. 62. "Being pretty is not your job." 63. Alone and lost, she became strong. 64. We are all made of stars. 65. She felt caged, but also free. 66. I pushed him. He didn’t fall. 67. I saw and I stayed quiet. 68. "Tomorrow I leave", he said again. 69. She loved herself when others wouldn’t. 70. Within the light was a lie. 71. I no longer survive. I live. 72. I returned the unopened present. 73. "I thought I could trust you." 74. Passion demolishes all in its path. 75. Her eyes summoned poetry; his, music. 76. She wasn’t allowed to love her. 77. You and I almost made it. 78. He got diagnosed; we got married. 79. A quick death, officer agrees, lying. 80. Accepting all absolutely accidental arbitrary apologies. 81. Adam got goldmine, Mary got shaft. 82. After several unconvincing pleas: BANG. 83. After she asked me...I paused. 84. Against all odds, she woke up. 85. Alone in mortuary, I heard footsteps. 86. Am I a dad? She smiled. 87. As she speaks I fall apart. 88. Automation hypnosis; living life like yesterday.. 89. Bad back beckons bath: wine replies. 90. Barfing bureaucratic bs before beginning breakfast. 91. Beautiful idiosyncrasies turned pathological with labeling. 92. Broken, she faked a smile again. 93. Buoyant Corpse Saves Family From Drowning. 94. By that kiss we were undone. 95. Can't you fucking read? "No, sir." 96. Christ’s wine cellar: just for show. 97. Dad's most valuable gift. Quality time. 98. Devil bought my soul, wants refund. 99. Dog toys - free to good home. 100. Door opens. Barking. Jumping. Human's back. 101. Electrifying, Individualistic, A Six Word Haiku. 102. Eventually you run out of tears. 103. For company, she woke her baby. 104. For sale: unopened parachute. Small stain. 105. Found: missing child, buried in ash. 106. Found: Teddy bear floating down river. 107. Google: How to write own obituary. 108. Her morning coffee reeked of gin. 109. Honey? Pillow's damp. Tears? But, why? 110. Hours...days. We can't be sure. 111. Italian restaurant replaced by microwave meal. 112. Lover's kiss on cheek ends tears. 113. Lust. Like. Love. Pain. Hate. Indifference. 114. Maria had to re-learn her signature. 115. Mental note: red mushrooms apparently poisonous. 116. Midnight pancakes, in the diner, alone. 117. My husband won a Darwin award. 118. Never again, we said yet again. 119. Never finds time to make due. 120. Nihilism: becoming one with the bullshit. 121. She was the one. I wasn't. 122. She stood. He knelt. They wept. 123. Too many plans. Not enough wine. 124. Wait! What! My paycheck only jingling? 125. White hoods traded for red hats. 126. Almost a victim of my family. 127. Extremely responsible, secretly longed for spontaneity. 128. Get me out of my mind. 129. One night. Three words. Never returned. 130. The pain meant she was alive. 131. I promise tomorrow I will quit. 132. Her brokenness formed a beautiful mosaic. 133. She spent years, lost in lies.