Ernestly Challenged

Karen showed us an article from Blackbook Magazine, which described The Hemingway Challenge. Ernest had been asked to write a story in six words and he produced this: “For sale: baby shoes, never used.” That inspired Blackbook to ask 25 other writers to produce their own six word stories. Here are a few:

“He remembered something that never happened.” AM Homes

“Saigon hotel. Decades later. He weeps.” Robert Olen Butler

“She gave. He took. He forgot.” Tobias Wolf

“Shiva destroys earth: “Well, that’s that.” AG Pasquella

“I saw. I conquered. Couldn’t come.” David Lodge

“Poison: meditation: skiing: ants ñ nothing worked.” Edward Albee

Last night at La Cantina, Diane and I came up with a few of our own.

I began: “Campfire food. Bugs mixed in. Yummy.”

Diane: “Loon calls. No response. World ends.”

Me: “Open blouse. Two Drinks. Marriage ends.”

On the way out, Diane waited for me to catch up and said, “Man compliments bartender. Falls down drunk.”