Six Word Story ~ A few attempts......

Six Word Story

On Flickr I learned about a story, apocryphal or not about Hemingway:
Ernest Hemingway was once prodded to compose a complete story in six words. His answer, personally felt to be his best prose ever, was "For sale: baby shoes, never used." Some people say it was to settle a bar bet. Others say it was a personal challenge directed at other famous authors.
Can you write a six word story and post it in the comments? I'm still working on mine, which contains the word "Leave" so far.
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{ COMMENTS }
Belongings scattered beside lipstick-stained sheet.Andrew Parker September 26, 2006 8:59 AM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
"She eats her ice cream passionately."
What a great challenge; I ended up diving into the pool!Amie Gillingham September 26, 2006 9:16 AM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lucky, yes, but my twin wasn't.scot September 26, 2006 9:30 AM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Leave that alone; remember Mary's scab.Dean September 26, 2006 10:20 AM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Talent drowning in files still dreams.Haken September 26, 2006 10:38 AM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I loved; I lost; I'm sorry.SlashChick September 26, 2006 11:32 AM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
In Gore Vidal's book "The City & The Pillar" he writes in the opening chapter:
"He was home. He was lost."
I heard those six words whispering in my head the entire rest of the book. Ted Rheingold September 26, 2006 11:54 AM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hard!
- Spring thaw frees the packed canoe.- Her heels hit Wall Street first.- For sale: halves of a bed.Dennis September 26, 2006 12:57 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
That was how winter came that year. Cormac McCarthy - The Orchard Keeper ...
has 7 unless i cheat
That's how winter came that year.
I love this line. silver13-rose September 26, 2006 2:36 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Not anyway near as elegant at the Hemmingway example. But somehow sad ones seemed easier than happy ones:
She loved again. I never did.Our love survived time, not cancer.Life's end: Sadly recalling opportunities lost.
Nikolaj September 26, 2006 2:51 PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Table overturned, it painted a life.Kim Fox September 26, 2006 3:36 PM

Calling all you writers ~ even if you don't have time......

We'll be brief: Hemingway once wrote a story in just six words ("For sale: baby shoes, never worn.") and is said to have called it his best work.

So I'm asking you to take a shot yourself.

My attempt: "A beginning, a middle, an End!"