Challenge Writing Skills - Write A Short Story in Less Than Ten Words

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   BaliMermaidposted 13 years ago

   The first part of this challenge would take place within the forum. Hubbers can vote on which entry is the best with the normal vote up, vote down system in place.
   
   Once a winner, or perhaps winners are chosen the challenge changes and becomes a contest / challenge to write the best explanation to what the very short story means.
   
   Inspiration from this comes from a story about the life of
   Ernest Hemingway that I heard years ago at a bar in Key West Florida.
   
   As many know, unfortunately Hemingway had a drinking problem and quite frequently ran up a large bar tap at a bar near his home on Key West, Florida.
   
   One night late, he asked the bar tender, who also happened to be the bar owner, for some more drinks to close out the night for himself and some friends.
   
   The bar owner challenged Hemingway by telling him this.
   "Earnest, you write me a short story that I can sell and make enough to pay off your bar bill and I will give you free drinks for a month, but only for you."
   
   Here is Mr. Hemingway's response. 
   
   For Sale
   Baby Shoes
   Never Used
   
   and that is it folks. Look at the genius in those six words. Let your mind wander and imagine all the variations those six words can lead to.
   
   So my challenge is to my fellow hubbers.
   
   Write a short story in LESS than ten words.
   Then we all vote on the best and the contest becomes one of writing hubs to explain what the winning short story means.
   
   Good luck.
   Balimermaid

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      miss_jkimposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I've always thought this spoke volumes about his short story, Hills like white elephants. Perhaps it was not a fictional story after all, and perhaps, Mr. Hemingway was quite remorseful.

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      Just Ask Susanposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      We met one night.
      We dated, We married
      Soul mates.

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         BaliMermaidposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Nice, Susan but the story is set, not much left to the imagination. I will admit that in this day and age when more than 50% of marriages fail the part missing in your sorry, the divorce, is significant.
         
         Thanks for your story.

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         speedbirdposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Hi! Susan, I really like your 10 word story, to me it seemed impossible. Good Luck

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      Miss Lil' Atlantaposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Weeping Willow Tree
      That sits aside me
      Mourns as my reflection

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         Miss Lil' Atlantaposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         I just realized that this is supposed to be "less" than ten words... oh well lol
         
         So here's my new entry.
         
         
         If you can't feed 'em
         Don't breed 'em

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            Seafarer Mamaposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            Re-enter the above with 1 change to make it 10 words: sitting beside me?
            
            Very poetic. Worth submitting. :0)

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      emilianancaposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I drove a Trabant
      From Romania to Ireland

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      QudsiaP1posted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Any idea, when the winners will be announced?

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      Ravynnposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Warm summer day
      Fishing in the stream
      Home empty handed

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      pjwritesposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Twenty years,
      Seven friends,
      Business and money,
      Friends no more.

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         Silent Sinnerposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         I liked this one a lot. Its very creative !

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      jackscottposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      You died and I put my stall out again.

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      HartMurenguposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Empty , just empty with his glowing facade outside.

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       thelistmaniaposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       He saw her she saw her loved married and dead

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       Barbara88posted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Sweet Whispers
       Harsh Words
       I was yours
       You were hers

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          weavesandbraidsposted 12 years agoin reply to this

          This is short and yet tells a complete story

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       ooopsssposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       one wrong number dialed ,3 hours of chatting ,a month of dating and married till death facing.

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       ooopsssposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       we spend our whole life fighting to live and in the end its the death who wins.

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       frogtalkposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Awkward Girl
       Awkward Guy
       They both like each other

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          frogtalkposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          Wait wait...I got it wrong:
          Shy Girl
          Shy Guy
          They like each other

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       Dave Mathewsposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       I came. I saw. I conquered. = (six words)

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       R W Harringtonposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       He was born, He made a difference, then he died.

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       Etherealenigmaposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       We prayed.
       God answered.
       His abundance was
       9 pallets worth.

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       BradyBonesposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       He sat, broken.
       Unable to reach the oil,
       He rusted.

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       aisha91posted 12 years agoin reply to this

       I dreamed high
       I get
       Emptiness...

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       CastleQueenposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       Blue Eyes Bright
       Soldier, war, emotional defeat
       Blue Eyes dull

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       setarehposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       Tears fall.
       I cannot leave.
       But you must, love.

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       Sarra Garrettposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       Life's hard
       don't fret
       keep going
       never stop

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       tamarawilhiteposted 11 years agoin reply to this

       "Mommy, look!"
       I look and see nothing. Not even her.

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       Silverspeederposted 11 years agoin reply to this

       Car for sale
       One careful owner
       Some scratches

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       LKaneposted 11 years agoin reply to this

       Born free
       Born again free
       Shackles and chains
       Consume me

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   lyndreposted 13 years ago

   Lifes a bitch and then you die

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      BaliMermaidposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Yes of course, but the entire story is in your sentence. The trick is to leave it all open ended and wandering in the readers imagination, just as Hemingway did.
      
      But good entry and you are the first. For that I give you credit.

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         arthurchappellposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         One millionth hub visit gives author heart attack.

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            BaliMermaidposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            Not bad.
            
            A few open ends, that's good.
            
            Did they survive the heart attack.
            Were they the millionth hub writer or visitor.
            
            Nice entry. Ask your friends to participate too please.

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            ar.coltonposted 12 years agoin reply to this

            Love it! That's hilarious!

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      Miss Lil' Atlantaposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      This one is by far my favorite lol!
      
      
      On a more serious note though, to me, open ended poems are so intriguing, but at the same time other forms of story/poetry are just as equally beautiful in my mind, like the expression of words based purely on basic observation.

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   miss_jkimposted 13 years ago

   You left.
   
   I'm lonely.
   
   No reason to stay.

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      BaliMermaidposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Nice entry, leaves me wondering;
      
      why you left
      who you is
      if they left why can't you stay
      will "they" get back together
      
      Nice entry!

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   arthurchappellposted 13 years ago

   “Hastings 585317654?”
   “No, mate, it’s 1066 Watch out for archers.”

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      BaliMermaidposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I missed this earlier.  I love it, being a fan of both forward and backward science fiction, as it were.
      
      Look out for Archers, indeed!
      
      One problem. "Less than ten, mate - less than ten"

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      classicalgeekposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      "Watch the arrows" would fix it.

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   BaliMermaidposted 13 years ago

   My Own Entry
   
   She came waiting.
   He came,she left.
   He wept!

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   habeeposted 13 years ago

   Written by John Donne after his divorce:
   
   John Donne.
   Anne Donne.
   Undone.

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      BaliMermaidposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Excellent Entry - very excellent entry. Not to be undone, perhaps?

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   miss_jkimposted 13 years ago

   Bad storm
   
   No power
   
   No food
   
   No Heat

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      JASON NICHOLSposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      "Where there is a fear, There is a protector.
      Where there is happiness, There is a smile.
      When there is hurt, There is an abuser.
      When there is sadness, There is sorrow.
      Wherever are you, I am with you."
      
      This is a short story written to a friend who is dead.

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         BaliMermaidposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         A nice story, a touching tribute.
         Thank you Jason

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            miss_jkimposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            A bit more than 10 words though.

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      BaliMermaidposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Ah but this is what causes the rush in the delivery rooms at hospitals nine months from the day and time of the power outage. non?

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   livewithrichardposted 13 years ago

   I came.
   I witnessed.
   I participated.
   I failed.
   I left.

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      BaliMermaidposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Alas, an I five times plus five still ten does make.
      
      ...story less than ten words in length.
      
      

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   skyfireposted 13 years ago

   Eat
   Work
   Learn
   Multiply
   Sleep
   Die

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      BaliMermaidposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Isn't taxes supposed to be in there somewhere?

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    Eaglekiwiposted 13 years ago

    Snow still falling.Towns on alert again. Go back to bed.

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       JASON NICHOLSposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       He met,
       She met,
       He fell in love,
       She fell in love,
       He fought,
       She fought,
       He broke up,
       She broke up,
       Both felt relived.

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          BaliMermaidposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          Isn't that the way, statistics show, it is more often than not in these days and times. And how sad that is!

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       BaliMermaidposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Well for certain one thing - he does not drive the city snow plow.

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          Eaglekiwiposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          She certainly does not drive anything with snow that deep!

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    Eaglekiwiposted 13 years ago

    More than ten words ,but all is forgiven this time

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    Eaglekiwiposted 13 years ago

    Her red dress fell to the floor,he swallowed hard.

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       BaliMermaidposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       gulp - whew but
       
       Write A Short Story in Less Than Ten Words
       
       so perhaps
       
       Her red dress fell as he swallowed hard...

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          Brenda Durhamposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          Well, why didn't the OP just say write it in NINE words or less?!
          LOL
          
          
          
          Okay.
          
          
          
          
          Bush out, Obama in; America is screwed. 
          
          
          There; I did it in 7.

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             Maranda Writesposted 13 years agoin reply to this

             How about:
             
             Bush makes mess.
             Obama cleans it up.
             Republicans take credit.

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                Eaglekiwiposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                I like your thinking and so did many millions more!

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                   BaliMermaidposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                   I like it too BUT
                   
                   Less than ten words
                   
                   Counting like this is what caused FLORIDA
                   when Gore and Bush battled to become POTUS
                   
                   but easy to fix this one (no broken chads)
                   
                   Bush makes mess.
                   Obama cleans up.
                   Republicans take credit.

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                      Eaglekiwiposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                      BaliMermaid you must count again ,one more strike ,your out!

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    L.L. Woodardposted 13 years ago

    No more
    No less
    A note of regret

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       BaliMermaidposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Very interesting "aber komish"

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    2uesdayposted 13 years ago

    Sometimes she wished it had worked out differently.

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       BaliMermaidposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Very good entry. Thought provoking.

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    Mark Ewbieposted 13 years ago

    CIA are watching me, not much time to

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    slc334posted 13 years ago

    It wasn't me, maybe the elevator made that smell?

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    ryankettposted 13 years ago

    I don't know how to write damn stories.

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    readytoescapeposted 13 years ago

    Her life seemed diminished when its drama faded in wisdom

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       BaliMermaidposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       ..Less than ten, ready.., Less than ten

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       readytoescapeposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       You said write, not count, oops
       
       'life seemed diminished when its drama faded in wisdom'

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       Miss Lil' Atlantaposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Wow, more than 10 words or not, I don't care. Awesome, awesome entry. Kudos to you.

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    ralwusposted 13 years ago

    writer lies
    entertaining
    mother love is tyrannical

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       BaliMermaidposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Perhaps to deep for me!

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    L.L. Woodardposted 13 years ago

    There are no losers, only those that won't win.

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       BaliMermaidposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       You have to push before you can pull.
       
       Hey - that is an entry - woot woot.
       
       You have to play before you can win too.

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    BaliMermaidposted 13 years ago

    Genius and stupidity are different, stupidity is boundless.

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    Lisa HWposted 13 years ago

    "The once crisp, sparkling gift lay rain-soaked and abandoned."

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       BaliMermaidposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Hyphenated word phrases count as two words. But still a good short story leaving lots of possibles open. Thank you!

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    Mighty Momposted 13 years ago

    After wining and dining, she came, he came, he went.

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       BaliMermaidposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       aduh ! Naughty Naughty - aber gut!

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    Lisa HWposted 13 years ago

    Might Mom, a different angle on yours:
    
    He went.
    The family went.
    The septic-tank guy came.
    
    
    
    
    (sorry, I couldn't resist.    )

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       BaliMermaidposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       I love it!

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    Nell Roseposted 13 years ago

    He didn't know what hit him. She did.

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       BaliMermaidposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       I still say she hit him with an iron.  But only the nose knows and a Tigers nose is small.

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    ralwusposted 13 years ago

    wheels round
    the ground
    meet

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       BaliMermaidposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Excellent, even less than Hemingway himself but possible variations unsaid seem harder to fathom.

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    BaliMermaidposted 13 years ago

    Either read something worthwhile or do something worth reading!

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    RedElfposted 13 years ago

    A bit ominous in a Daphne DuMaurier sort of way...
    
    
    nine into the woods
    went joyfully -
    none to return...

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       BaliMermaidposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Tiger never hit a nine iron into the woods, tee hee.
       
       Good post, good entry.

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    RedElfposted 13 years ago

    Post-modern ominous...
    
    
    Gathering clouds
    Roil overhead
    Summoning the sleeper

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    AEvansposted 13 years ago

    Tears of joy fell from her face happiness at last.

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       BaliMermaidposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Aduh! Ten, again.

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    Mighty Momposted 13 years ago

    Ah, I love the proclamations of literary influence
    
    Here's my attempt at Poe-esque:
    
    Being force-fed crow he was nevermore ravenous, just dead.
    
    BTW, Lisa, I loved your septic tank interpretation. Tee hee!

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       BaliMermaidposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Forced to eat crow,  never more!

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       RedElfposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       MM, that is so Poe-etic!

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          BaliMermaidposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          Sometimes, I am a poet and don't know it.

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             BaliMermaidposted 13 years agoin reply to this

             And my favorite humorous poem.
             
             Birdie, birdie
             In the Sky
             
             Dropped some whitewash
             In my eye
             
             Gee
             I'm glad
             that cows don't fly
             
             

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                BaliMermaidposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                Or the more utilitarian;
                
                I see
                Said the blind man
                
                As he picked up his hammer
                and Saw!

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    Wintermystposted 13 years ago

    sunlight hidden
    clouds grey
    rain drops fall
    I weep

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       BaliMermaidposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Very nice entry. Many open threads to contemplate. Excellent!

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          Wintermystposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          Thank you:)

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             BaliMermaidposted 13 years agoin reply to this

             Most welcome, are you!
             
             Gosh, I love Yoda speak.
             
             Pada waktu komunikasi enak sekali itu.

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    pilesnowayposted 13 years ago

    set to hug life, love, struggle, death, eternity--our story...

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       BaliMermaidposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Great but... alas ten is more than less than ten.

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    KeepYouInMyPocketposted 13 years ago

    He meant no harm, she pleaded.

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       BaliMermaidposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       This one I do really like.
       
       Is it a mother pleading for her son?
       
       Is it a wife pleading for her husband?
       
       Is it a pet owner pleading for their pet?
       
       Lots of possibilities, like Hemingway's story.
       
       Good, very good!

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          JASON NICHOLSposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          Joker tells a joke
          All laugh
          All can't stop laughing
          All die laughing

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             BaliMermaidposted 13 years agoin reply to this

             Ah, hello.
             
             Is that 4 entries?
             
             Or just one funny poem more than ten words.
             
             In any case, it's good, it's funny, it's all good.
             
             Thanks

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    pilesnowayposted 13 years ago

    eyes closed... whispered words...sunny smile...tears fall...heavens cried...

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       JASON NICHOLSposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Sunny day
       Go to the beach
       Swim with friends
       Party with them.
       
       
       Is it good story? Did i do it? How did i do?

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          BaliMermaidposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          Good but vanilla, for this challenge is to tell the story without saying the words.  Also the number of words allowed is "less than ten", meaning 1 through 9 words is all you get to tell your short story.
          
          The only way to do this is to do like Hemingway did. Use words that leave as many open ends as possible to multiply the possible meanings and pathways of the story.
          
          Think of all the possibilities in his story.
          
          For sale
          Never used
          Baby Shoes
          
          There are hundreds if not thousands of possible meanings in those six words.
          
          Our challenge is to do it it "less than ten words"
          
          thanks again

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    darksideposted 13 years ago

    He plunged.
    
    She screamed.
    
    There was a mess needing cleaning.

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    darksideposted 13 years ago

    Ahhhhh, "less than ten".
    
    
    He plunged.
    
    She screamed.
    
    A mess needed cleaning.

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       BaliMermaidposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Messy, perhaps violent, but good - real good.
       
       Many loose ends for the imagination to play with.
       
       thanks

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    Tinskyposted 13 years ago

    The rain fell.
    
    The water rose.
    
    Houses floated away.

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       BaliMermaidposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Nice, but  perhaps predictable. Hope this was not based on personal experience.

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       JASON NICHOLSposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Tinsky has written a short story about the floods which is taking place right now in Queenslands, Australia. Below is a pict of it. I hope that these people surive.
       
       

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          BaliMermaidposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          Thank you Jason.
          
          These unfortunate people need all nine words we can give in this challenge, as they face their challenges.
          
          Saint Jude Patron Saint of Lost Causes Protect Them.

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       Miss Lil' Atlantaposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Great poem/story, Tinsky. I adore the simplicity of it.
       I like the use of individual wording of that none of these words would provoke emotion as individuals in a stand alone manner (as many words can), but together one's only left in raw feelings. There's no need for an open ending. The picture is throughly depicted through the words you use, although they are discrete.  This poem but leaves the reader with a painted picture in their heads of an event so vivid from piecing so austere.

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    Tinskyposted 13 years ago

    Steam hisses!
    A cup turns thrice.
    My future awaits.
    
    
    
    
    
    PS.  I am not personally effected though I live near.

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       BaliMermaidposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Really interesting, to the point that I cannot figure out where this one goes.
       If chosen as the winner - it would be a challenge to write a hub about what this one means.

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       RedElfposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Ooooh I love stories about fortune tellers and tea-leaf readers...
       

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    Me, Steve Waltersposted 13 years ago

    Death all around...but wait...who holds the smoking gun?
    
    [I know it should be more then one sentence, but this challenge is along the lines of what a Poet tries to do with each and every sentence! Enjoyed the challenge.]

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       BaliMermaidposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       No problem if format as you have done.  But, the instructions do say
       less than ten words
       
       I guess we know the smoking gun was in Arizona a few days ago.
       So sad!

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    tshivleyposted 13 years ago

    Light illuminates
    Shadows dance
    Heart races...Silence

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       BaliMermaidposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       whoa - good one. So seductive, so interesting, so passionate and then...
       what happened - great entry. One massive loose end.
       
       I love it!

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    L.L. Woodardposted 13 years ago

    stark sunlight
    crisp silhouettes
    vision marred by innocence

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       BaliMermaidposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Excellent!
       
       I bright daylight what is this person walking into?

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    hollyimposted 13 years ago

    It had been the sunniest funniest day for us all

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       BaliMermaidposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       It had been, for everyone, the sunniest funniest day  <----9 words
       
       less than ten
       
       Nice entry, leaves on wondering what made it such a great day.

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    hoodieweatherposted 13 years ago

    The captain sleeps while she sails without him.

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       BaliMermaidposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Interesting, what happened to the Captain. .  so many possibilities.

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       KeepYouInMyPocketposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       i like this one too.

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    RedElfposted 13 years ago

    red-threaded dawn blooms
    comfortless cold
    lovers' empty arms

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       BaliMermaidposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Excellent Entry.
       I can tell it was a long night but . . . why?

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    pilesnowayposted 13 years ago

    dim room...note sealed with kiss...
    you open...tears welled...

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       BaliMermaidposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       aduh sayang...
       
       Less than 10 words

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    Daniel Carterposted 13 years ago

    Free condoms:
    Newlyweds thought they'd need them.
    It's a boy.

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       BaliMermaidposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Sorry - no cigar -
       
       Less than 10 words
       
       You are not alone. About 20% of entries get redone because they have 10 words.

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    pilesnowayposted 13 years ago

    solitary walking...dark alley..blood on hands

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       BaliMermaidposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Good, chilling and scary!

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    pilesnowayposted 13 years ago

    love moon shines...clinging chimes...shadows playing...

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       BaliMermaidposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Why do I get the impression that if this one was a video it might be R rated?
       Interesting.

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    pilesnowayposted 13 years ago

    dark night, fireflies dance, where am i?

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       BaliMermaidposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       I would say you are on a roll.
       
       A good run of great short sentence stories.

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          Druid Dudeposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          Four of us left the garden, wound up here. Damn!
          
          
          
                                    THE END

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             BaliMermaidposted 13 years agoin reply to this

             Damn is correct Dude.
             
             Ten Words or Less my Man, Ten Words or LESS.
             
             Please try again. I love your humor.
             
             Thanks,
             Balimermaid

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