As most of you know, I am a huge fan of six-word memoirs. If you haven't read the emails, here's an example of Hemingway's shortest short. "For sale: baby shoes, never worn." Says a lot, doesn't it? Maybe his wife miscarried. Maybe they couldn't conceive or maybe the baby was stillborn. Does anyone know?
Here's a challenge to sleuths everywhere. Write six-word memoirs about mystery, murder and mayhem. It's fun! Here are a few of mine to get you started:
- Bloody scene. Cops checking fingerprints, DNA.
- Severe knife wounds. No one's talking.
- Body hanging in closet by necklace.
- Police found body in trunk. Whose?
- Gasping for air, she shot boyfriend.
- Dead body, missing gun. Where's wife?
- Woman's body found. Husband looks suspicious.
It's easy and I can't wait to read yours. BTW, Smith has recently published two New York Times bestselling books featuring six-word memoirs. Enter and you might be published in their next book. Go to
www.smithnet.com and check it out. (They should add me to their staff. I'm such a fan.)