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Wednesday, August 07, 2013

A murder in six words

These are all from Six Word Stories. Two possibilities: Expand on them. Or come up with your own six word story. (Or both of course!)

Spirit detective solves his own murder.

She was lovely. Then things changed.

Finding them entwined, Malcom shot both.
(What if what he sees isn't two lovers?)

Lost my wallet, found my desires.

Court denies their marriage. Robots riot.

Woken from my coma… by robots!

Best friends. Circumstances change. Worst enemies.

Cannibal cook ruins dinner. Now dinner.

He loved her. She loved Jesus. (Or other deity of course.)

Best friends. Get amnesia. New lovers.

She laughed. He remembered it always.

Always waking up beside her ghost.
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