Hemingway claimed his best story was in six words: 'For sale: baby shoes, never worn.' The Guardian asked contemporary authors to write their own. Here's the ones I liked best:
Humorous book: critic died laughing. Sued.
Alexander McCall Smith
See that shadow? (It's not yours.)
Jim Crace
"It can't be. I'm a virgin."
Kate Atkinson
Thought love must fade: but no.
George Saunders
Defenestrated baby, methamphetamine, prison, rehab, relapse.
Jeffrey Eugenides
In the end, everything simply began.
Ali Smith
Womb. Bloom. Groom. Gloom. Rheum. Tomb.
Blake Morrison
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