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February 19, 2008The very short story craze is getting out of hand. It began with Ernest Hemingway allegedly responding to a challenge to tell a story in six words or less. His response: "For Sale: baby shoes, never worn." The first modern version I saw appeared in 2006 in Wired, which asked science fiction writers to attempt stories in six words or less. Some replies: "Husband, transgenic mistress; wife: 'You cow!' " "We kissed. She melted. Mop please!" In November, Judy Alter noted this 12-word novel-writing contest. Some of the finalists among thousands of entries were: "'There are no atheists in foxholes,' said the chaplain, 'so get out.'" "Well, I warned her. Chickens do not like to ride in cars."  Comments (0) Leave comment
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|  E-mail entryThe entry "Six-word stories: Had enough yet?" has no entry tags. Here's the actual list of authors on KERA this week. Apologies to anyone misled by the incorrect list yesterday. Today at noon: Philip Shenon, whose new book is "The Commission: The Uncensored History of the 9/11 Investigation." Wednesday 1 p.m.: Christopher Tollefson, "Embryo: A Defense of Human Life." Thursday noon: Charles Ferguson, author of the book "No End in Sight: Iraq's Descent into Chaos." Thursday 1 p.m.: Brookings Institution visiting fellow Christopher B. Leinberger, author of "The Option of Urbanism: Investing in a New American Dream." Comments (0) Leave comment
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| E-mail entryThe entry "'Seducing the Boys Club'" has no entry tags. Inspiring, fun and interesting selections available this week at your local bookseller: Comments (0) Leave comment
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