The Allen Almanac

Wired.com has 92 six word sci-fi short stories inspired by a story Hemingway wrote (”For sale: baby shoes, never worn.”). Pretty big names, too. I thought I’d post my favorite ten and a few I did..

Gown removed carelessly. Head, less so.
- Joss Whedon

With bloody hands, I say good-bye.
- Frank Miller

Epitaph: Foolish humans, never escaped Earth.
- Vernor Vinge

It cost too much, staying human.
- Bruce Sterling

I’m your future, child. Don’t cry.
- Stephen Baxter

Kirby had never eaten toes before.
- Kevin Smith

Husband, transgenic mistress; wife: “You cow!”
- Paul Di Filippo

Bush told the truth. Hell froze.
- William Gibson

Help! Trapped in a text adventure!
- Marc Laidlaw

Please, this is everything, I swear.
- Orson Scott Card

Born.Searched.Found.Loved.Lost.Died.
- Me

The alley looked safe enough. Wrong.
- Me

Politician told the truth. Then lost.
- Me

Humans all dead. Earth spins anyway.
- Me