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. 3/02/2010Ricky in NJ says:

    Lonely Soul, Seeks Other, Loses Himself

  2. 17/11/2009Lee says:

    Pointless Story. Empty Plot. Thankfully Short.

  3. 15/11/2009Five Percent Isn’t Cutting It « Lady Lumineux says:

    [...] (#tcot) Report, and consider the profound impact of Hemingway’s famous six word story: For Sale: baby shoes, never used. (HT/bonnet tip to @toddeherman for that excellent example of precise, diminutively packaged [...]

  4. 13/11/2009Skechers Womens Shoes Review Site says:

    Hi!. Thanks a bunch for the blog. I’ve been digging around for info, but i think i’m getting lost!. Google lead me here - good for you i suppose! Keep up the great information. I will be coming back in a couple of days to see if there is any more info.

  5. 9/11/2009SF band member says:

    placed second; played/felt like first

  6. 8/11/2009指甲花*雑記帳 ― Mehndi by VeRi » 6単語で紡ぐ物語― Six-word Story says:

    [...] 自身の傑作だ、とも言ったという ‘For sale: baby shoes, never worn.’ が その元になっている、といわれています。 » Very Short [...]

  7. 5/11/2009Jeanette says:

    I ate a juicy catapillar today.

  8. 4/11/2009andoni says:

    the penguin of linux eats apples

  9. 28/10/2009Saturn says:

    What takes Dostoievsky days, you seconds.

  10. 6/10/2009Brittany says:

    xlong skirt $50 hospital bill $2000

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