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. 8/30/2010Bridal shoes flats says:

    Great post on wedding stuff. Sometimes it can be challenging to buy the right wedding accessories. I believe it’s best to go for the high quality products even if you pay a little bit extra. What do you think?

  2. 8/5/2010telecom book says:

    nice and inspiring story, thanks

  3. 7/11/2010Kyle Bailey says:

    when you are looking for baby shoes, choose those that are made from organic materials~;~

  4. 7/7/2010Where should I go? says:

    I’ll never stop running from you.

  5. 7/6/2010Eric plapp says:

    Birthday bungee, broken buckle, oops

  6. 6/24/2010Hoping for “a good summer full of beautiful sight, sound, and creativity” | Create! says:

    [...] or “soft regular” checked. Those little checked-off boxes speak volumes, no? Like Hemingway’s six-word-story, his self-proclaimed best work. “Kachmar. Infil 506. Full [...]

  7. 6/22/2010Andy says:

    The stranger spoke, “Calm down Dad.”

  8. 6/21/2010M. Fallon says:

    Google: male widow: widower

    “Whoops”

    *widower

  9. 6/21/2010M. Fallon says:

    Jewelry Store/Bank/pawnbroker/jewelry store

  10. 6/21/2010M. Fallon says:

    “Go play upstairs son” . . . “Get up…”

  11. 6/21/2010Connor Hamilton says:

    His life ended with a whimper.

  12. 6/20/2010Graucob says:

    Missing: Have you seen this kid.

  13. 6/3/2010Eric Hsieh says:

    Loved her enough to pretend otherwise.

  14. 5/20/2010Ellis Gibson says:

    we always redo our landscape every 2 or 3 months to adapt to the changing weather.,*~

  15. 5/15/2010Bill Smith says:

    I wrote a ten word story, but can’t say why/

  16. 4/21/2010The World in Only Six Words | Drexel Publishing Group says:

    [...] there are quite a few people who think so and a Google search leads to many sites dedicated to six-word stories. It all started in the 1920s, not surprisingly with  Ernest [...]

  17. 4/15/2010The Manor of Mixed Blessings » Six Word Stories says:

    [...] word stories are just that: stories, told in six words exactly. No more, no fewer. Here’s how this all started. Unsurprisingly, perhaps, it involves Hemingway, and not being fond of his works I am inclined to [...]

  18. 4/10/2010tkshoes says:

    What shoes are good for working in wet conditions?
    In the summer I do landscaping cutting grass, and we start early.

  19. 3/29/2010Anne-Marie says:

    For sale: wedding dress, never used.

  20. 3/28/2010Al says:

    Fortune. Fame. Fate. And the unraveling.

  21. 3/23/2010cheap tiffany jewelry says:

    keep at it man, your almost there , thanks for the read!

  22. 3/22/2010Tom Sebastian says:

    He smiled a toothless smile

  23. 3/20/2010W. Larsen Hughes says:

    Birds sing, children laugh, memories return

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