Wednesday, January 28, 2009
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This is how this story ends:
“Then they got married and lived happily ever after”
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A boy sees a girl, falls in love, says to self:
Ask. Appeal
Make her accept!!!
Propose. Persuade. Plead.
Make her accept!!!
Say. Sway. Swing.
Make her accept!!!
Induce. Incite. Irritate.
Make her accept!!!
[Didn’t she accept???]
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He is saying to himself:
I cannot change the ending. This is the very reason why Ifell in love.
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[Change the story!!!]
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Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Six word stories
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The New Year came in quietly and already dished out quite a thump to digest. Time is jiffy, life is dreary these days.
As usual in a time killing exercise, I came through a brilliant collection of six worded short stories.Some are from quite accomplished names.
Good ones:
Failed SAT. Lost scholarship. Invented rocket. -William Shatner
Gown removed carelessly. Head, less so.- Joss Whedon
Automobile warranty expires. So does engine.- Stan Lee
Machine. Unexpectedly, I’d invented a time- Alan Moore
With bloody hands, I say good-bye.- Frank Miller
Wasted day. Wasted life. Dessert, please.- Steven Meretzky
It cost too much, staying human.- Bruce Sterling
We kissed. She melted. Mop please!- James Patrick Kelly
I’m your future, child. Don’t cry.- Stephen Baxter
Rained, rained, rained, and never stopped.- Howard Waldrop
Tick tock tick tock tick tick.- Neal Stephenson
Heaven falls. Details at eleven.- Robert Jordan
Bush told the truth. Hell froze.- William Gibson
Help! Trapped in a text adventure!- Marc Laidlaw
I saw. I conquered. Couldn’t come.—David Lodge
Please, this is everything, I swear.- Orson Scott Card
Will this do (lazy writer asked)?- Ken MacLeod
Finally, he had no more words.- Gregory Maguire
There were only six words left.- Gregory Maguire
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PS : Dying to see 'Che' by Steven Soderbergh.
Delhi-6 title track is too good.
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