It turns out that writing a six-word story is challenging. Here are four that I wrote.
Clearly I haven’t mastered the concept yet, as none of the four made the cut for publication in a literary magazine. Writing a six-word sentence or a six-word slogan is pretty easy. But to invoke motion and emotion in six words is not easy. I’ll keep trying 🙂
Random Encounters – 3 short essays
These three short essays are based on real events from my life. I discovered it is not easy (for me, anyway) to write in the first person. After this, I think I will stick to writing fiction.
Continue Reading »The Turtle Muse – a short story
I wanted to write an interior story. So, most of this story takes place inside the head of the protagonist. Also, except for the mention of a deceased actress, only the non-human characters have names.
Continue Reading »Potted – a short story
“Potted” is a short story I wrote one afternoon when I was visiting New York City.
Continue Reading »The Two Bettys – a short story
One day when I was grocery shopping, I overheard two stock clerks in the produce section talking about their mothers. I heard one of them say, “I call my mom Betty, ‘cuz that’s her name.” And thus this short story was born. Â Â
Continue Reading »On the Edge – a short story
I gave myself the challenge of writing a one-sentence short story. Here is what I came up with.
Continue Reading »Glory’s Justice – a short story
I originally wrote this short story to submit to a fiction contest.
Although my story was not chosen as a finalist, writing it was a fun and challenging exercise. Â Â Â