Welcome to Gaia! ::

Writers of all kinds

Back to Guilds

A place where all kinds of writers can come and show off their skills (no bragging) 

Tags: writing, poetry, critique, story 

Reply The Writing Games!
[CLOSED] Hemingway's Challenge

Quick Reply

Enter both words below, separated by a space:

Can't read the text? Click here

Submit

AJKline

Hallowed Hunter

PostPosted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 8:33 pm


"For sale:
Baby shoes. Never worn."


Ernest Hemingway once won a bet* by writing a story that could make someone cry with only six words.

*Snopes lists this particular tale as undetermined, but I like it enough to use it, so here we gooooo~

Here is your challenge, please choose to accept it. November is typically a month when we as writers are more interested in quantity over quality, so this November challenge is going to be short and sweet. Or not sweet, totally your choice.

Write for us a six-word story. It can be of any genre, of any mood, involving any subject matter. As long as it consists of six English words and tells a satisfactory story, it is eligible. Each participant gets ONE entry.

Winners will receive prizes as such:

First Place: 60,000 gold
Second Place: 6,000 gold
All Other Participants: 600 gold

Contest runs from November 1st to November 30th. Winners will be declared and prizes will be given out no later than December 5th.
PostPosted: Sat Nov 03, 2012 9:46 am


Oh...My...Gosh...
I didn't get it at first, then I read it over and over again...and I started crying. Dang! He's good!

Okay, so here's my six words:
He loved her. She loved money.

13 Mockingjay

Lonely Poster

7,750 Points
  • Friendly 100
  • Generous 100
  • Popular Thread 100

Snowblazer
Captain

Devoted Friend

13,350 Points
  • Peoplewatcher 100
  • Happy Birthday! 100
  • Befriended 100
PostPosted: Sat Nov 03, 2012 3:39 pm


Why do people always assume the worst? I figured they bought to many shoes, or it was the wrong size, or they bought boy shoes and its a girl or visa versa

Oh well, heres mine.

Dear God why? Please, take me!
PostPosted: Sat Nov 03, 2012 6:38 pm


Not an actual entry, because I won't be so gauche as to enter my own contest xD But I thought this one up and wanted to share it.

A-. B+. One belt. Two bruises.

AJKline

Hallowed Hunter


Moonlit Snapdragon

Eloquent Lunatic

PostPosted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 7:34 am


Mournful liar. Two nooses. One corpse.

That's mine.
Couldn't find what I wanted from a story I wrote a while back, but that's it.
Not too disturbing, is it? I can't tell.
I understood Ernest Hemingway's, but I guess it has no real effect on me.
PostPosted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 7:36 am


Kassumi6
Mournful liar. Two nooses. One corpse.

That's mine.
Couldn't find what I wanted from a story I wrote a while back, but that's it.
Not too disturbing, is it? I can't tell.


I love your signature. The music part is soo true for me. smile

13 Mockingjay

Lonely Poster

7,750 Points
  • Friendly 100
  • Generous 100
  • Popular Thread 100

Moonlit Snapdragon

Eloquent Lunatic

PostPosted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 7:41 am


13 Mockingjay


Oh, thank you (:
I made them both a while back.
The first one is true, but I had to use it to tease a couple of my friends.
The music one I thought of a few months back when I was bored and wanted to change things up.
I do things like that, but with captions on pictures sometimes.
My friend hates me because she think I'm too good at it.
I have a handful of them, but have no real use for them...they collect dust on photobucket ha ha xD
PostPosted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 8:43 am


Kassumi6
13 Mockingjay


Oh, thank you (:
I made them both a while back.
The first one is true, but I had to use it to tease a couple of my friends.
The music one I thought of a few months back when I was bored and wanted to change things up.
I do things like that, but with captions on pictures sometimes.
My friend hates me because she think I'm too good at it.
I have a handful of them, but have no real use for them...they collect dust on photobucket ha ha xD

Ha. nice. xP

13 Mockingjay

Lonely Poster

7,750 Points
  • Friendly 100
  • Generous 100
  • Popular Thread 100

Moonlit Snapdragon

Eloquent Lunatic

PostPosted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 1:54 pm


13 Mockingjay


Yep, thanks.
If you (or anyone really) wants something like it just let me know.
No gold required . . . I don't use money very much, so no point in taking it at this point xD
PostPosted: Thu Nov 08, 2012 6:05 pm


I'm terrible at writing short stories and probably even worse at extremely short stories but after a few days of mulling it over, I decided to give this a shot. So, here goes...

A woman's choice; a baby's murder.

Yeah... that's what I came up with.

Aislin Schreiber
Crew

Invisible Sweetheart


Lord Devrayne

PostPosted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 9:26 pm


Pinkies touch, part a lifetime later
PostPosted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 8:05 pm


WINNERS ANNOUNCED

First place: 13 Mockingjay. I love the different connotations this can be given depending on the reader's state of mind. Was she a gold digger? Did she leave him for a richer mate? Perhaps she killed him for insurance money? Lovely.
Second place: Kassumi6. Similar to others, the mind can do so much with this one. There's a note of mystery in it that I adore.
Honorary mention/third place: Lord Devrayne. There is a more-sweet-than-bitter taste to this story that I can't quite place. It reminds me of a poem about a father realizing that his daughter is growing up, and how her little hand is like a ring around his finger.

All other participants get 600 gold for their efforts. Thanks for sharing your stories!

AJKline

Hallowed Hunter

Reply
The Writing Games!

 
Manage Your Items
Other Stuff
Get GCash
Offers
Get Items
More Items
Where Everyone Hangs Out
Other Community Areas
Virtual Spaces
Fun Stuff
Gaia's Games
Mini-Games
Play with GCash
Play with Platinum
//
//

// //

Have an account? Login Now!

//
//