Varyn he/him Posted June 21, 2015 Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 On another forum, I found a link to this: http://www.sixwordstories.net/I got a little bored, so decided to continue to it here for all you infinitely-creative, Sanderson fans. So, everyone, just have a go. My attempt: "Dead men can still hold knives." 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistdork she/her Posted June 21, 2015 Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 (edited) "The Stick reigns," said the Stormfather. (Thus, the meaning of Stormlight has changed and the villain is the Stick who refused to change). Edited June 21, 2015 by Nymp 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varyn he/him Posted June 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 "The Stick reigns," said the Stormfather. (Thus, the meaning of Stormlight it changed and the villain is the Stick who refused to change). Oh, how fun it would be if the Stick was more powerful than the Stormfather, maybe even pre-splintering Adonalsium 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted June 21, 2015 Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 That is when Instabam won everything. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Slowswift he/him Posted June 21, 2015 Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 Jelly donuts, free of evil souls! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThirdGen Posted June 21, 2015 Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 Brains in jars build all civilization. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobold King he/him Posted June 21, 2015 Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 Ingredients: salt, potatoes, and nosy customers. All days end--except last Thursday. Don't look now, but Joseph Stalin. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistdork she/her Posted June 21, 2015 Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 (edited) Commanding Awakened ropes to trip indiscriminately. Peace, not throwing people off skyscrapers. Snark and entropy, best pals forever. I'm alive; the universe ended yesteryear. Edited June 21, 2015 by Nymp 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Bard he/him Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 Going away. I won't be back. Slightly gruesome: Cheap deal: Fresh blood, newly harvested. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varyn he/him Posted June 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2015 (edited) Some of these are really good, guys. Looking forward to see more. "I broke the game," he whispered. Edited June 23, 2015 by Varyn 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mailliw73 he/him Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 A smile with corpses squishing below. The sunset smiled and slipped away. Strongest hope rises in gloomy times. Silver sheen, sharp edges, thrown swift. (Can you figure out what this describes? You should be able to do it by looking ONLY at this post.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adamir he/him Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 There was an online article I had read a few months ago, can't remember the name, but it was about a writer who had asked his students to write six words that would make him cry. And yes, the winning entry was disturbing; I'm putting it in spoiler tags for people who don't want to be depressed. For sale: Baby clothes, pram. Unused. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varyn he/him Posted June 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 There was an online article I had read a few months ago, can't remember the name, but it was about a writer who had asked his students to write six words that would make him cry. And yes, the winning entry was disturbing; I'm putting it in spoiler tags for people who don't want to be depressed. For sale: Baby clothes, pram. Unused. That is, in actuality, extremely depressing, though I must respect that s creative, nonetheless. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turos he/him Posted June 28, 2015 Report Share Posted June 28, 2015 If you can read this, RUN! Five. Four. Three. Two. One-KSHSHHKHSHSSHSHSH The twisted, rusted sign read 'Seattle'. It came from the rain forest. Remember when we had one moon? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Honor Spren she/her Posted June 28, 2015 Report Share Posted June 28, 2015 She never did come back for him Underneath their masks, Everyone is afraid "And yet, you call yourself human?" They say skies were blue, once. "Lyra will be glorious!" "For you." "You mean he won't recognize me?" This is actually pretty fun, even if not all of these "stories" are super happy. Did my self portrait just blink? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zathoth Posted June 28, 2015 Report Share Posted June 28, 2015 Hah, no, this is no mask. They took something, you feel empty. Missing brick, if found call house. The store was only there wednesdays. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delightful Posted June 29, 2015 Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 The competition one: ouch my heart . Storming weather - a spren, holding leaves. Tears hidden, heart crushed, she left. Yeah, everything I'm coming up with or playing around with is pretty morbid. I guess cause it's hard to convey serious emotion in only six words. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mailliw73 he/him Posted July 11, 2015 Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 I've forty deaths, by my count. As the sun fell, worlds died. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turos he/him Posted July 11, 2015 Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 (edited) To be or not to be? Wait........ what was the question again? Edited July 11, 2015 by Turos 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccstat he/him Posted July 11, 2015 Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 (edited) This Wikipedia article suggests that a variant of the sad one above, For Sale: Baby Shoes, Never Worn is the "original" Six Word Story, dating from around 1910. My introduction to these came a few weeks ago, when xkcd based a comic on that one. See spoiler below for the lighter/more humorous versions from that comic. My own attempt at a lighter one: Hawaii Coastguard Rescues Confused "Couch Surfers" Edited July 11, 2015 by ccstat 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coinshooter he/him Posted July 11, 2015 Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 The forum goers used this thread. He awoke and started burning tin. "Success!" he cheered, lifting the trophy. "BUT IT IS NOT THIS DAY!" (Yes, I know, it's from Lord of the Rings, but it's still a great six-word story) "The theories meld. It's quite confusing." The Sharder forced himself to stop. (That last one is a true story. This is fun.) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WriterKitty she/her Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 Harder than it seems! One bullet. Last chance. She missed. Notice: Thoughts are privileges, not rights. We all have to die. Once. Man, why is it so much easier to write these things as depressing/dystopian? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Jerric he/him Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 Kingdom, up for auction. Your bid? The safest cookies have no spikes. Shimmering petals danced on the whirlwind. Harder than it seems! . . . . Man, why is it so much easier to write these things as depressing/dystopian? Because conflict is not inherently happy. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turos he/him Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 Because conflict is not inherently happy. Six words. It actually works well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talanic he/him Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 All right, I'll try this out. Lost planet. Help me look? Reward. We were wrong about yesterday's disaster. Monster fighting on a budget stinks. And a twist on the classic: For sale: Apocalypse device. Used once. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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