Ch 1: Six Word Stories Many believe good stories are long, certainly longer than simply sharing data or facts. However, stories can be told in a short, six-word form (e.g., Ernest Hemingway: For sale: baby shoes, never worn). Consider the following different types of six word stories (and their humorous versions): Simple The summer I learned work ethic. description Mind of its own. Damn lawnmower. Evocative Active imagination as a small child. description Was beside myself; cloning machine worked. Shows change A first: finding and losing love. Longed for him. Got him. Shit. (Margaret Atwood) Sensational Realizing I would die one day. Tick tock tick tock tick tick. (Neal Stephenson) 4