The Soul of Wit

...is brevity, of course. And in today's attention-deficit-disorder-based world, the briefer the better. So Wired magazine recently asked a bunch of writers to come up with short stories that are only six words long. Some of my favorites:

Failed SAT. Lost scholarship. Invented rocket.
- William Shatner [jeez, he's everywhere!]

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

Longed for him. Got him. Shit.
- Margaret Atwood

Internet “wakes up?” Ridicu -
no carrier.
- Charles Stross

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

We kissed. She melted. Mop please!
- James Patrick Kelly

The baby’s blood type? Human, mostly.
- Orson Scott Card

Kirby had never eaten toes before.
- Kevin Smith

Starlet sex scandal. Giant squid involved.
- Margaret Atwood