Hemingway Challenge

Bethany Faith · **Joined:** January 27th, 2011, 2:13 pm **Posts:** 3226

BushMaid wrote:

Bethany Faith wrote:

BushMaid wrote:

He held her, powerless against death.

Her life slipped through his fingers.

BUSHEH! BUSHEH! BUSHEH! *dances excitedly* Can I use these? Can I? Can I? Can I? For a short story I'm writing because they fit the storyline perfectly can I? Can I? Can I? *pauses* Or do prefer the correct grammar... May I? May I? May I?

How could I refuse? Of course you may/can Bethy.

Yay! I'll post it on my blog once I'm done, that way you can read it!

*skips away to go post it on blog*

The Wolverminion · **Posted:** May 4th, 2011, 5:40 pm

Hemingway was a genius. He died.

Einstein was brilliant. He died too.

In fact, all smart people die.

Don't trust God, you're not smart.

Hemingway and Einstein were not smart.

Yeah, they're all connected. So what?

In retrospect, my plan was terrible.

Stupid dog looking for matching owner.

(That last one is from this: Free: One dog that's so stupid it's not worthy of being my pet. Looking for a suitable owner.)

BushMaid · **Posted:** May 4th, 2011, 5:59 pm

Oh my word, Luke! Those were funny!

Where was that Free Dog quote from? *wants to quote it on her blog*

Sienna North · **Posted:** May 4th, 2011, 6:10 pm

*gag-choke-cough-giggle-snort*

Ok, Luke, those were certainly very creative there! Funny too :rofl:

The Wolverminion · **Posted:** May 4th, 2011, 9:14 pm

I made up the free dog joke. Go ahead and quote it.

BushMaid · **Posted:** May 4th, 2011, 9:20 pm

That is hilarious. :rofl:

Thanks Luke! *runs over to blog*

DairyMaid · **Joined:** December 23rd, 2010, 9:26 pm **Posts:** 935

Luke the Mindwielder wrote:

Hemingway was a genius. He died.

Einstein was brilliant. He died too.

Stupid dog looking for matching owner.

Those are all great, Luke! I like those three the best.

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Policemen ran after the invisible man.

"He'll be ok!"

BOOM!

"Well..maybe not."

BushMaid · **Posted:** May 4th, 2011, 11:42 pm

Haha, I like those sis.

Dearly delight in debunking Darwin delusions.

(Ok, that needs explanation. On the front of a Koorong catalogue today I saw something to do with "Debunking Delusions" and it made me think of of a 6 word story.

)

Suiauthon Mimetes · **Posted:** May 4th, 2011, 11:56 pm

*is glad Bush explained the Hemingway*

Sienna North · **Posted:** May 5th, 2011, 4:36 am

*Just realized several lines from Phantom of the Opera are 6-word stories*

"In dreams he came to me."

"Phantom of the Opera is here."

"We never said {our} love was evergreen."

Note: I actually dislike that movie a lot, but my sister delights in singing the songs. Thus the stories above.

Kiev Shawn · **Posted:** May 5th, 2011, 10:25 am

Luke, those are hilarious. :rofl:

"I'm okay."

*TRIP*

"Um, less okay."

~~~

"Well, Cloud 13 is rather gloomy."

Rachel Newhouse · **Posted:** May 5th, 2011, 2:31 pm

Shawn Henderson wrote:

"I'm okay."

*TRIP*

"Um, less okay."

HTTYD!

Carry on. :rofl:

Bethany Faith · **Joined:** January 27th, 2011, 2:13 pm **Posts:** 3226

More Hemingways!

On a side note: what's HTTYD?

"Clean your room before cleaning his."

"She gasped. Then, everything was dark."

"He broke her heart, once again."

"Hi!"
*slap*
"What was that for?!"

Bethany Faith

Aragorn · **Joined:** September 23rd, 2010, 3:42 pm **Posts:** 9085

HTTYD is How to Train Your Dragon.

Bethany Faith · **Joined:** January 27th, 2011, 2:13 pm **Posts:** 3226

Jonathan Garner wrote:

HTTYD is How to Train Your Dragon.

*palmface* I should have figured that one out.

BushMaid · **Posted:** May 5th, 2011, 4:42 pm

Don't worry, took me a while to figure that out, Bethy. :roll:

Kiev Shawn · **Posted:** May 5th, 2011, 4:45 pm

Lady Leah Loraine wrote:

Shawn Henderson wrote:

"I'm okay."

*TRIP*

"Um, less okay."

HTTYD!

Carry on. :rofl:

Yup.

----
"Ouch!"

"I haven't done anything yet."
----
"Why me?"

"Because you're... short."

"Thanks."

(Don't count the smiley)
----
"Insulting my father doesn't help you."

Suiauthon Mimetes · **Posted:** May 5th, 2011, 9:17 pm

Shawn Henderson wrote:

"Well, Cloud 13 is rather gloomy."

I love that one.

DairyMaid · **Joined:** December 23rd, 2010, 9:26 pm **Posts:** 935

Bethany Faith wrote:

"Hi!"
*slap*
"What was that for?!"

Bethany Faith

I like this one, Bethany!

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God didn't need materials to begin.

Because God plus nothing equals everything.

And man plus nothing equals nothing.

Bethany Faith · **Joined:** January 27th, 2011, 2:13 pm **Posts:** 3226

Thanks, DairyMaid. I like yours they all fit together well.

Sienna North · **Posted:** May 6th, 2011, 8:34 am

Wow, these are getting more and more hilarious! I especially like the action-packed ones, and the funny {=not bloody} 6-worders

.

*smash*
"There goes another glass slipper..."

*...tick-tick-tick...*
"...................wait for it......"

"They all lived happily ever after."

Rachel Newhouse · **Posted:** May 6th, 2011, 11:17 am

Sorry, I should remember not to toss around abbreviations like that. I'm such a nerd for HTTYD that I think everyone knows what I'm talking about. :roll:

Oh! More lovely stories to quote!

Suiauthon Mimetes · **Posted:** May 6th, 2011, 11:28 pm

Quote:

*smash*
"There goes another glass slipper..."

BushMaid · **Posted:** May 11th, 2011, 4:19 am

That's awesome.

The princess sighed. Her last breath.

His clear eyes held many mysteries.

I swapped shoes; walking another life. (or the song title, "Walk a Mile in my Shoes")

So very close; yet worlds apart.

DairyMaid · **Joined:** December 23rd, 2010, 9:26 pm **Posts:** 935

Those are all great, Bush!

Bethany Faith · **Joined:** January 27th, 2011, 2:13 pm **Posts:** 3226

He stood tall in his weakness.

*giggles* Spin-off of a sentence I wrote in the chapter I was...err...writing?

Andrew Amnon Mimetes · **Joined:** May 14th, 2010, 4:43 am **Posts:** 4458

It just occurred to me that this is the second-most popular thread after CI :shock:

Anyways:

Finals over. Lots of glitter. Celebration.

The dancer fell on his face.

Bob revved his bike's motor loudly.

eru

Suiauthon Mimetes · **Posted:** May 18th, 2011, 3:18 pm

This one didn't take any ingenuity on my part.

Quote:

He's the nomad of the stars.

Aragorn · **Joined:** September 23rd, 2010, 3:42 pm **Posts:** 9085

Suiauthon wrote:

This one didn't take any ingenuity on my part.

Quote:

He's the nomad of the stars.

It's still good.

Suiauthon Mimetes · **Posted:** May 18th, 2011, 3:42 pm

BushMaid · **Posted:** May 18th, 2011, 4:52 pm

'Tis good.

He opened his hand to receive.

Life is not a tangible thing.

The letter bore a foreign stamp.

Bethany Faith · **Joined:** January 27th, 2011, 2:13 pm **Posts:** 3226

BushMaid wrote:

The letter bore a foreign stamp.

The letter bore a foreign stamp and??.... :shock:

There has to be an and!!

BushMaid · **Posted:** May 18th, 2011, 5:08 pm

Nope! No 'and'!

Bethany Faith · **Joined:** January 27th, 2011, 2:13 pm **Posts:** 3226

BushMaid wrote:

Nope! No 'and'!

Ah! *runs around in circles* I must invent an and! I must! I must! I must!...can I write a short story around this??

BushMaid · **Posted:** May 18th, 2011, 5:16 pm

Be my guest.

Bethany Faith · **Joined:** January 27th, 2011, 2:13 pm **Posts:** 3226

BushMaid wrote:

Be my guest.

Yay! *puts on quickly-growing list of short stories I need to write*

Bethany Faith · **Joined:** January 27th, 2011, 2:13 pm **Posts:** 3226

For the record, I claim this one for the same story too.

BushMaid wrote:

Life is not a tangible thing.

BushMaid · **Posted:** May 18th, 2011, 7:22 pm

Wow, my hemingways are inspiring today!

Bethany Faith · **Joined:** January 27th, 2011, 2:13 pm **Posts:** 3226

BushMaid wrote:

Wow, my hemingways are inspiring today!

Yup! Inspired me to write a story with a hemingway for every scene! :dieshappy:

*searches for more Hemingways to ask permission to use*

Bethany Faith · **Joined:** January 27th, 2011, 2:13 pm **Posts:** 3226

I thought it was a normal day.

The tear fell without a sound.

Her heart; [the] last piece broken.

The storm brought more than rain.

The sound echoed through the halls.

The first star of the night.

*giggles* And, I hope you don't mind, I'm also using this one, Busheh

BushMaid wrote:

The mask hid her crying eyes.

Aragorn · **Joined:** September 23rd, 2010, 3:42 pm **Posts:** 9085

I really like these two:

Bethany Faith wrote:

I thought it was a normal day.

The storm brought more than rain.

Bethany Faith · **Joined:** January 27th, 2011, 2:13 pm **Posts:** 3226

Thanks, Nathan!

(the first one is seven words, but I didn't see a way to revise it without removing the feel that it had so I posted it anyways, I'm glad you liked it despite.

)

I may write a short story around the second one... :roll:

Aragorn · **Joined:** September 23rd, 2010, 3:42 pm **Posts:** 9085

Bethany Faith wrote:

Thanks, Nathan!

(the first one is seven words, but I didn't see a way to revise it without removing the feel that it had so I posted it anyways, I'm glad you liked it despite.

)

*gives self :roll:

for missing the seven*

Bethany Faith wrote:

I may write a short story around the second one... :roll:

I actually have a novel I'm working on that could be described by the second one... Which is probably one of the reasons I liked it so much.

Bethany Faith · **Joined:** January 27th, 2011, 2:13 pm **Posts:** 3226

Jonathan Garner wrote:

I actually have a novel I'm working on that could be described by the second one... Which is probably one of the reasons I liked it so much.

Oo! Imma have to buy that novel 'soon as it's published.

Suiauthon Mimetes · **Posted:** May 21st, 2011, 12:52 am

Bethany Faith wrote:

The storm brought more than rain.

I really liked that one too.

Quote:

He died for the last time.

Suiauthon Mimetes · **Posted:** May 21st, 2011, 2:00 am

Quote:

Fog hid the waning moon's light.

Bethany Faith · **Joined:** January 27th, 2011, 2:13 pm **Posts:** 3226

Thanks, S.

I liked yours as well.

Suiauthon Mimetes · **Posted:** May 21st, 2011, 11:14 pm

Thanks, Bethany.

BushMaid · **Posted:** May 26th, 2011, 12:03 am

Wow you guys are good at these.

Joy died with the setting sun.

The pitcher broke, ending his life.

Empty eyes I ached to fill.

A smile was all it took.

Living to give resulted his death.

Suiauthon Mimetes · **Posted:** May 26th, 2011, 1:07 am

All of those are good BushMaid.

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