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Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
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Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Baby Shoes for Sale

Stories abound about Hemingway.  In one he famously said any author worth their salt could craft a short story in six words. His example:

Baby shoes for sale, never worn.

On the radio this morning I heard about the Race Card Project (http://theracecardproject.com/) where people share their experiences with race in six word sentences.

I thought I try my hand at six word stories and came up with two. I gave them titles, a little bit of cheating as it sneaks in an extra word:

Classifieds
For sale: widows home, fixer-upper.

Voting
Cardinal thinks, "I AM choosing Pope."

I love all comments, but I encourage you to play too and leave a six word story as a comment!





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5 comments:

  1. Linda BMarch 13, 2013 at 2:46 PM

    Teacher worn, students grown, chalk gone.

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  2. elsieMarch 13, 2013 at 3:09 PM

    More to tell, check in tomorrow.

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  3. Tara @ A Teaching LifeMarch 13, 2013 at 3:10 PM

    The race card story was so interesting. It ended with one by a Korean American woman that 8 was especially struck by and wanted to write down as soon as I got to my classroom, but of course life took over. Wuld you happen to remember it?

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    1. CSPetersonMarch 13, 2013 at 9:33 PM

      I think her words were "Ask who I am not what."

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  4. jugglingpaynesMarch 14, 2013 at 7:20 PM

    Three knives, a tightrope, and stitches. :o)

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