{"id":9829,"date":"2006-10-25T22:43:08","date_gmt":"2006-10-26T05:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2006\/10\/25\/short-short-shorts.html"},"modified":"2006-10-25T22:43:08","modified_gmt":"2006-10-26T05:43:08","slug":"short_short_shorts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2006\/10\/25\/short_short_shorts.html","title":{"rendered":"Short short shorts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Six-word stories<\/a> by famous authors.<\/p>\n

\n

Computer, did we bring batteries? Computer?
\n– Eileen Gunn<\/em><\/p>\n

Gown removed carelessly. Head, less so.
\n– Joss Whedon<\/em><\/p>\n

Machine. Unexpectedly, I\u2019d invented a time
\n– Alan Moore<\/em><\/p>\n

Longed for him. Got him. Shit.
\n– Margaret Atwood<\/em><\/p>\n

Internet \u201cwakes up?\u201d Ridicu –
\nno carrier.
\n– Charles Stross<\/em><\/p>\n

With bloody hands, I say good-bye.
\n– Frank Miller<\/em><\/p>\n

It cost too much, staying human.
\n– Bruce Sterling<\/em><\/p>\n

It\u2019s behind you! Hurry before it
\n– Rockne S. O\u2019Bannon<\/em><\/p>\n

I\u2019m dead. I\u2019ve missed you. Kiss \u2026 ?
\n– Neil Gaiman<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/em>I couldn\u2019t believe she\u2019d shoot me.\u201d
\n– Howard Chaykin<\/em><\/p>\n

Epitaph: He shouldn’t have fed it.
\n– Brian Herbert<\/em><\/p>\n

He read his obituary with confusion.
\n– Steven Meretzky<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Fun.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

(via BoingBoing<\/a>)<\/p>\n

<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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