Hemingway six word story

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    Hmm....

    I'm sorry. Really. I can't believe you.

    Blurry vision. Can't hold it. Tears.
     
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    Did not look both ways. Squish.
     
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    You alright? Yes. Ok, bye. NO.
     
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    You saved my life... You idiot!
     
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    hahah, yiikkkkesss

    The most universal story that covers everythin, who knew it was only six words long!! lol

    Here's my crack at it;

    I do; what now? Sign here..
     
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    Good!

    Hm...

    I love you, I do. LIAR.


    Cup of water, pills, will, swallow.


    Bright flash. Blink, twice. Moment over.
     
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    She's dead. NO.NO. Yes....sorry.
     
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    Hidden feelings, no one understands.
     
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    The shortest story, ends like this...
     
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    LOVE IT Piestein - so much said in so few words.

    My attempt:


    Her beloved pet was gone; and she never looked at Jake, or the toaster oven the same way again.
     
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    "...for I have sinned," he hissed.
     
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    This thread has taken quite a vacation... Rather than create a new one, I'll bring it back. I love Hemingway's style and his six word story; It is absolutely brilliant. Here is my first try at the six word story:

    Sweaty hands; a longing gaze–silence.
     
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    Jagged breaths, smiles in the dark.
     
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    He gets killed off for real.
     
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    She awoke in someone else's sheets.
     
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    It was just another day, until....
     
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    Something happened that was really weird.
     
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    (Remember, the six word story is supposed to be a complete story, not merely a teaser or intro. The reader should have a decent sense of what happened and why, It is the pinnacle of flash fiction)

    Childhood crush. Chance encounter. Elder wedding.
     
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    War: letter to wife on humvee.

    or may be simply,

    Letter to wife on a humvee.
     

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