Thursday, November 02, 2006 Six Word Novels You all know that it is the National Month for Writing A Novel. Well, Wired magazine is honoring the very short novel. Short, as in six word short. They mention that Hemingway wrote such a short story – For sale: baby shoes, never worn. Wired asked authors of horror, science fiction, and fantasy to come up with their own masterpieces. You can read the entire list here. My favorites are: Computer, did we bring batteries? Computer? - Eileen Gunn Vacuum collision. Orbits diverge. Farewell, love. - David Brin Longed for him. Got him. Shit. - Margaret Atwood From torched skyscrapers, men grew wings. - Gregory Maguire With bloody hands, I say good-bye. - Frank Miller The baby’s blood type? Human, mostly. - Orson Scott Card TIME MACHINE REACHES FUTURE!!! … nobody there … - Harry Harrison This is a quick attempt on my part: 2016: Snow a no-show in Alaska. – Michael Parker Place your short short novel in the Comments box. 10:04:15 PM   | COMMENT [] | HOME READ MY MiPOESIAS COLUMN: "WHEN THE MUSES COME TO VISIT." E-MAIL ME FILM PAGE BIO PREVIOUS POSTS Sunday Songs, Part 2 Spotlight: Brian Turner, War Poet Eating My Garden Pumpkins Independent Film's 'Spirit Award' Nominations Thanksgiving Film Fest 2006 MiPoesias: Call for Chapbook Submissions 'Happy Feet' a Classic Robert Altman (1925 - 2006) Thoughts While Reading & Writing About Shockley I'm Still Alive Kickin' Down the House & Taking the Senate Final Thoughts Before Voting A Review, MoveOn Calls, and Freedom 2006 Six Word Novels Iraq War Vet Walks Across State of Utah The Saints Are Coming The Expansiveness of Good Poetry 'Stay the Course' Eat Your Heart Out Trailer for 'Volver' Sunday Songs Taking Notice Two Unforgettable Speeches Computer problems & The Departed Early Oscar Possibilities Reviewing Evie Shockley's New Book FAVORITE BLOGS    ARCHIVES July 2003 August 2003 September 2003 October 2003 November 2003 December 2003 January 2004 February 2004 March 2004 April 2004 May 2004 June 2004 July 2004 August 2004 September 2004 October 2004 November 2004 December 2004 January 2005 February 2005 March 2005 April 2005 May 2005 June 2005 July 2005 August 2005 September 2005 October 2005 November 2005 December 2005 January 2006 February 2006 March 2006 April 2006 May 2006 June 2006 July 2006 August 2006 September 2006 October 2006 November 2006 December 2006 POETRY "Out of the Lower 9," Small Potatoes Magazine, Issue 1 "The Prelude to War," The Bonzai Project "The Summer Monsoon," Asian American Poetry "On the Effects of Wind and Rivers," OCHO, Vol. 2 "The Return" published by Virtual Occoquan, August 2005 Walking to the Cineplex My Son’s Chants Plotting Escape Defending Yourself I Don’t Like FAVORITE POSTS The Portrait of Diego Keros Running Isn’t Supposed to be a Contact Sport The Door In the Floor (2004) Sin City (2005) The Head Bonker(2005) Little Terrorist (2005) MUSIC REVIEWS Mario Frangoulis Sarah Brightman's 'Harem' Spectacular Switchfoot: The Beautiful Letdown The Reinvention of Madonna Duran Duran "Astronaut" Tour U2: How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb IL DIVO: Review of "Mama" Video NEWS   Salon   LiberalOasis   New York Times   Slate   Tom Paine   Mother Jones   The Guardian   CNN   The Washington Post   - Start your own blog   Subscribe to this blog in   Radio: