For Sale, Baby Shoes, Never Worn Supposedly, this six word story was written after taking a bet from Hemingway’s fellow writer friends. A bet apparently worth $10, his goal was to write a novel in only six words. The “novel” has had many different takes over the years because Hemingway never specifically described what his story was about. One particular take is a popular, but morbid view. Many believe that he wrote this story about a baby who died or a miscarriage. However, this story isn’t as straightforward as one would think, some people believe that Hemingway actually plagiarized this piece. In a newspaper segment, Terse Tales of the Town, another author had written, “For Sale, Baby Carriage, Never Used,” very similar to Hemingway’s. One of my favorite six word stories included: “Spilled the yogurt, a Greek tragedy.” –3peat
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