Mathews Memorial Library

"For Sale:  baby shoes, never worn"

-Ernest Hemingway

The original short short story.  In the 1920's Ernest Hemingway’s colleagues bet him that he couldn’t write a complete story in just six words. They paid up. Hemingway is said to have considered it his best work.

I’m dead. I’ve missed you. Kiss … ?
- Neil Gaiman

I’m your future, child. Don’t cry.
- Stephen Baxter

The baby’s blood type? Human, mostly.
- Orson Scott Card

Steve ignores editor's word limit and
- Steven Meretzky

What's that sound? You go check.

-Missy Bauby

What's your best six word story?