The importance of being Ernest.

Ernest Hemingway was once challenged to write an entire story in six words. He wrote, "For sale: baby shoes. Never worn." He won the bet.

I challenged several of my friends to do the same. Here are some of the results:

He missed his train... years ago.

He said. She said. They vanished.

"What's on your face?" "Teeth marks."

I don't write... but I'll write.

Fuck, no papers. Wait, the pipe!

"Do you have a minute?" "No."

And, of course: The start. The middle. The end.

All comments (include those made anonymously) must include exactly six words.