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10-31-2013, 06:14 AM
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New Statesman -- micro fiction
Competition No 4300, set by J Seery, calls for “micro fiction: complete, but very brief, stories.” The rubric references the six-word novel often attributed to Hemingway -- “For sale: baby shoes, never worn” -- but the word limit is a loquacious 150 words, not a laconic six. It's not clear whether they'd welcome an entry consisting of, say, 15 stories, each 10 words or less.
The deadline is November 14.
comp@newstatesman.co.uk
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11-01-2013, 09:09 AM
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Laconic? Hell, the blabbermouth could have got it down to 4 words:
"Selling baby shoes, unworn."
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11-01-2013, 10:22 PM
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The Hemingway quote is new to me, but I recall a classified ad in a local publication, which went "For sale, diamond engagement ring; cost $3500, will take $2000 cash. Never seriously worn".
Local humorist Tim Sample cites this ad in the same publication;
"Will trade diamond wedding ring for 12 guage pump action shotgun", and says that a whole novel could be based on that.
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11-02-2013, 03:02 AM
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My English teacher once told the class that the shortest short story ran 'That morning, the sun rose in the west.'
Stories this short are not going to be easy - possible, even - to come up with.
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11-02-2013, 03:36 AM
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I seem to remember this competition from way back.
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11-02-2013, 09:37 AM
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I'll give a try.
The hotel maid changes her plans as the red water drains from the bathtub.
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11-02-2013, 11:30 AM
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11-02-2013, 11:44 AM
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