With no ado, here they are:
- Roommate wanted. No junkies. Sorry Grandpa.
- Triplicate forms. "Safety first." Sleep well.
- Fly away. Don't return. Stupid jailbird.
Alright, and now for some ado. Over at Microfriction, there is a similar array of stories. We thought, "Hey, if I can sometimes get my point across given a five page essay topic using an intro, body, and conclusion, why not try to do the same, but with only six words?"
We wanted to see who could cram the most meaning into as few words as possible. The goal? To make stories. Six word sentences are fun in their own way, but they don't necessarily make a whole story. For instance, "Silence echoes through our loving memories." Is a lovely line. Why, it's oxymoronic nature makes it all the more fun. But it's just a line. Just a thought, not a story. Only a beginning, or middle. Perhaps an end even! Stories need more, and writing them in six words is all the rage.
So go on! Head on over to Kongregate.com, play a flash game or two, pretend like you read the stories at Microfriction, then come back here and comment that after some deep delineation you think that my stories are surprisingly meaningful, and you'd like to buy me some coffee.
Tune in next week for our 6,000 word zero meaning extravaganzas. We'll compete to see just how little we can say, while continuously saying it.
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