For sale: baby shoes, never used.

12/28/2008
—Ernest Hemingway

The original short short story and the inspiration for this website. In the 1920s, Ernest Hemingway’s colleagues bet him that he couldn’t write a complete story in just six words. They paid up. Hemingway is said to have considered it his best work.

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  1. 1/27/2012Eneida Khensamphanh says:

    Excuse me if I’m posting this in the incorrect area, but does anyone on this site know where I could find infomation on a company in the United states advertising an IT sales employment? The company is LTJ Management, LLC located at 900 Congress Ave., Suite L-150, Austin, TX 78701 (512) 895-9500. I’m transferring to the US soon and any help will be valued. Thank you.

  2. 1/23/2012Chuck G says:

    Dear John, found love during Normandy

  3. 1/9/2012Wire Nut says:

    Deaf Ears…Silence World…Successful Life!

  4. 1/3/2012Speculation — My Favorite Pastime « RAFrenzy says:

    [...] The range of emotions this evoked nearly took off my head. Each card is a story much like the six word story attributed to Hemingway although the Post Secret cards are more powerful for being non-fiction. [...]

  5. 1/1/2012Owen Lee Davey says:

    Baby for sale.Bad baby

  6. 12/8/2011My Homepage says:

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  7. 12/6/2011Marcus says:

    Parent: quit smoking Child: you first

  8. 12/6/2011Marcus says:

    My house explodes, i mearly turn

  9. 11/29/2011Bjørnar Djupevik Hagen says:

    You are aware that this website is based on a wrong quote… It actually is “For sale: baby shoes, never worn”

  10. 11/27/2011Jay says:

    You ignore me, but I’m okay.

  11. 11/25/2011Shoes says:

    Its like you learn my thoughts! You appear to understand a lot approximately this, such as you wrote the e-book in it or something. I believe that you just could do with a few % to power the message house a little bit, but other than that, that is wonderful blog. A great read. I will certainly be back.

  12. 11/25/2011nike liaze shoes says:

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  13. 11/25/2011shoes says:

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  14. 11/25/2011Shoes says:

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  15. 11/20/2011chris brunton says:

    Could go on forever… Shaggy Dog x

  16. 11/14/2011Beatriz says:

    loved it!

  17. 11/1/2011charbronte says:

    Forgot what i was going to

  18. 10/30/2011Brian Emerson says:

    I didn’t mean to say that.

  19. 10/27/2011Lucy says:

    Munched apple, fucked Adam… created mankind.

  20. 10/21/2011Chris Taylor says:

    Adam fell, got up … and laughed.

  21. 10/21/2011Hyperion says:

    Not to be a giant A-hole, but in doing research for a column that referenced this story, I have come to discover that Hemingway’s authorship is dubious at best. The story still rocks, and is worthy to inspire a website, but the origin tale may be decidedly tall.

  22. 10/16/2011yerrech says:

    listen well,do work,high grades!! :)

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