After reading Ernest Hemingway's six-word story; "For sale: baby shoes never worn" I was very interested in finding out the intended message behind that story. I learned that there is a popular urban legend surrounding this particular six-word story. The legend is that Hemingway made a bet for $10 that he could write a novel on a napkin. I interpreted the meaning of this "flash fiction" story as being about a miscarriage. Whomever wrote the ad is selling unworn baby shoes because the baby the shoes were originally bought for was never born, therefore was never able to wear the shoes. One link I found useful while researching Hemingway's six word story was www.openculture.com/2015/03/the-urban-legend-of-ernest-hemingways-six-word-story.html I used the Huffington post to look at examples of other six-word stories. One that inspired me was " 'You think too much' I pondered." I enjoyed this story because of its complexity. The story itself is very short and simple but it caused me to think about it for a long period of time. While I looked at examples of six-word stories, I came up with a few ideas. My favorite being something about hard work and sacrifice and using shots of me practicing soccer.
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AuthorKacy Spratt is an energetic, on-the-go, 15 year old, sophomore. Between golf, soccer, school, and friends, she stays busy but continues to work hard in all aspects of her life. Archives
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