For Sale: baby shoes, never worn.

[vinodkumarvc]

Well. That, supposedly, was Hemingway's shortest story. All of 6 words. A very deep 6 words, if you ask me. What happened to the baby? Why were the shoes never worn? And why are they for sale? Many questions. I doubt I could write such 6 words.

So Wired asked popular sci-fi writers to write a story, in no more than 6 words. Arthur Clarke had an 11

Comments

[sumit_mittal]

"Cancel Program GENESIS" and "God said, 'Cancel Program GENESIS'" aren't the same, the latter being a subset of the former.

[vinodkumarvc]

well, only one 'being' can cancel program genesis, so it is implied.

but yes, from a broad religious and theological standpoint, the latter statement is a subset. it looks like arthur clarke didnt want to leave anything to doubt.

[hyperbrain]

Epitaph: Foolish humans, never escaped Earth.
Sadly, this may be terribly prescient.

[vinodkumarvc]

back in the 1960s and 70s, i guess most earthlings were sure that the moon and mars would be colonized before the turn of the century. but somehow, things didn't turn out that way.

the cold war ended, and humans lost focus .. :)

[vinodkumarvc]

Oh it's been good this weekend. Today's Sunday Herald has a fine piece on Woody Allen. The article seems to be missing on their website though.

Sampler: I hate reality, but that's the only place where I can get a good steak.

[quizling]

I was going to say "New post. No comments. Life sucks." but these commenters made it irrelevant. :)

[vinodkumarvc]

as a friend was saying .. "sax, violins and humor sell well."

[befkoof]

wow these are deep....

[vinodkumarvc]

the one by arthur clarke is the deepest .. nothing lesser than the universe.