Six Words Sci Fi and Fantasy

The other day, Curt sent me an interesting WIRED article in which many great authors of science fiction, comics, and other genres were called upon to submit stories, limited to only six words apiece. There are some really clever ones on there, from Joss Whedon's “Gown removed carelessly. Head, less so.” to Orson Scott Card's “The baby's blood type? Human, mostly.” It seemed like fun, so I thought I'd try a few of my own:

• Sentient internet writes critique of bloggers.

• Castle stormed, not so much fun.

• Which one of these buttons opens

• Action figures live, redecorating my cubicle.

• Déjà vu Déjà vu is weird.

• Did my cat always have tentacles?

• The sky fell. My umbrella broke.

• She didn't need another organ transplant.

• Where did I park the ship?

• Two of everything doesn't mean auxiliary.

• This flashback is changing my future.

• Planet explodes. What are the odds?!

• Zarjor kept time in a bottle.

• I think my laundry is moving...

• Walls don't usually bleed like that.

• Scientists clone shepherds erroneously; sheep afraid.

• Land. Multiply. Conquer. Retreat. Land. Repeat.

• The knight had a bad day.

• Which way does this gun usually

• Funny, I never noticed those pods.

• Wizards share spells over the internet.

• Eventually, I should reach the bottom.

• It's all a dream. Isn't it?

• My cape snags propellor. How embarrassing.

• That’s not my brain over there...?

• Laser razors made him faceless shaving.

• Heads I lose. Tales you win.

• Incorrect password. Access to life denied.

• Déjà vu Déjà vu is weird.

• Robot replaces MCF, and nobody notices.

After killing Rey's story with excess, it's good to know brevity doesn't always escape me. Why not try a few super short short stories of your own?