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Moejoe
04-28-2009, 02:44 PM
Found this user on Twitter and I must say it's a joy to read the writing. 140 Characters long to tell a story. A lot of fun. :)

If you're a twitter fan, or not, take a look here http://twitter.com/VeryShortStory

zelda_pinwheel
04-28-2009, 08:26 PM
oh, very nice ! twitter as art... a grand tradition ressuscitated. who was the journalist who practiced writing the shortest stories possible ? i forget his name...

i'm following this guy now.

Moejoe
04-28-2009, 08:28 PM
oh, very nice ! twitter as art... a grand tradition ressuscitated. who was the journalist who practiced writing the shortest stories possible ? i forget his name...

i'm following this guy now.

There's a famous example by Hemmingway:

"For sale, baby shoes; never used."

That's only 6 words :)

zelda_pinwheel
04-28-2009, 08:29 PM
There's a famous example by Hemmingway:


That's only 6 words :)
i think he's who i was thinking of (i should have guessed it would be hemingway :rolleyes:).

Moejoe
04-28-2009, 08:31 PM
Here's another one, I think it beats Hemmingway.

Cosmic Report Card -- Earth by Forest J Ackerman

F.

A one word short story :)