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  • STW 10 word story thread
  • WorldClassAccident
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    There are lots of examples of stories written in ten words or less. Do you best, if this turns out to be any good the powers that be might use some to fill the paper magazine.

    You must write a story in ten words or less. Ideally it will be funny, moving, intriguing or Amy combination there of

    Some examples

    For Sale. Babies clothes. Unworn.

    Vini. Vidi. Vici.

    There is a murderer. Oh shit, it’s you. Bang!

    Last one is my efforts, first one I forget the author but brings a lump to my throat when I think about it, middle one is a smug Roman general saying I can, I saw, I conquered .

    Go on the STW do your best

    cloudnine
    Free Member

    Slats hoofed, Bombers, weed in shoes, MTFU its cat aids

    cfinnimore
    Free Member

    Hand in hand they stood before the future, celebrating life.

    Probably paraphrased from some Radio 4 Drama but I remember it enough to have liked it.

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    teasel
    Free Member

    I was born. I had a right laugh. I died.

    (Agree the middle one is great and very sad, only hitting you when you stop to think about it. Well, it did for me…)

    thepurist
    Full Member

    Cornflakes cornflakes cornflakes cornflakes cornflakes cornflakes cornflakes cornflakes cornflakes

    teasel
    Free Member

    weed in shoes

    I keep reading this. Is it a recent alternative to stashing it down your grundies…

    My coat? Nah, it’s bloody October FFS.

    eddiebaby
    Free Member

    Vidi, vici, veni.

    Stoatsbrother
    Free Member

    Birth, love, uncertainty, joy, exploration, parenthood, aches, ageing, memories, death

    SaxonRider
    Full Member

    The downstruck man got up again to live another day.

    RustySpanner
    Full Member

    Laser eye surgery successful, hence On One Whippet for sale.

    theotherjonv
    Full Member

    Does it have to be about STW?

    He came seeking advice. He got it, disagreed, and flounced.

    How about opening lines that make you want to read on….

    With Sudocrem in one hand, and her emergency flag in the other, the little girl cornered the cat.

    breadcrumb
    Full Member

    I thought it was a fart, I was very wrong.

    everyone
    Free Member

    Birth. Taxes. Death.

    squirrelking
    Free Member

    Won’t anyone think of the baby robins?

    squirrelking
    Free Member

    Won’t anyone think of the baby robins? Nuke them from orbit.

    davosaurusrex
    Full Member

    I wanted a mojito but got vigorously dry bummed instead.

    wanmankylung
    Free Member

    Bint jaws move out, wanmankylung enjoys life riding bikes – yes.

    Kuco
    Full Member

    Went work, shat in woods, drank tea then came home.

    Bregante
    Full Member

    theplagiarist- Member
    Cornflakes cornflakes cornflakes cornflakes cornflakes cornflakes cornflakes cornflakes cornflakes

    fify

    ©Vyvyan Basterd

    😉

    perchypanther
    Free Member

    Loads of absolute shite spouted. We’re not talking about Picolax.

    fasthaggis
    Full Member

    She would have been twenty eight years old next week.

    seadog101
    Full Member

    You Smiled, I beamed, and that was just the start.

    tinribz
    Free Member

    Right people, right place, wrong partners.

    sadexpunk
    Full Member

    Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo.

    tis a grammatically correct sentence believe it or not.

    plop_pants
    Free Member

    Ronnie Pickering. Ronnie Pickering! RONNIE PICKERING!

    perchypanther
    Free Member

    Need validation for spunking disposable income on grown up toys

    bearnecessities
    Full Member

    Tits are not everything, what’s important is love, and tits.

    perchypanther
    Free Member

    If it’s got tits or tyres it’s gonna cost you.

    RustyMac
    Full Member

    Rocky mountain highs, deep sea lows and everything in-between.

    The land beyond the sea’s full of rust and discontent

    jodafett
    Full Member

    Sitting in my room, tonight in the future, waiting for yesterdays end.

    Edit: I can’t count!

    perchypanther
    Free Member

    My only remaining freedom is when I’m sitting behind bars

    wordnumb
    Free Member

    It’s ten words or fewer – I refuse to take part.

    stevied
    Free Member

    The trails came alive, said a voice of the hive..

    LeeW
    Full Member

    Never met Jenn, but she is bringing me to tears.

    jamj1974
    Full Member

    Alive for now, but what about tomorrow? Who knew?

    theotherjonv
    Full Member

    it’s ten words or fewer…..

    Only to absolute pedants. Heard a guy on R4 last week, from I think the Oxford English dictionary or similar….. and the gist was less has been used in this context for hundreds of years now and on the basis that language evolves by how it’s used rather than by a set of rules, if people have been saying ’10 or less’ for that long, it’s correct usage.

    bearnecessities
    Full Member

    She would have been twenty eight years old next week.

    I want to know, but don’t want to know, in equal measures. Best not to know probably, but best wishes.

    wordnumb
    Free Member

    theotherjonv said:

    Only to absolute pedants…it’s correct usage.

    1. RCA didn’t say the story had to be true.
    2. It is definitely fewer rather than less. There are many grammatical rules that are more guidelines than laws, particularly as regards the use of punctuation, but in the context of the sentence “You must write a story in ten words or less.” less is simply the wrong word.
    3. But thank you for believing my story of ten words, none the less.

    coolhandluke
    Free Member

    26, 29, 27.5, when will it stop, nobody knows.

    Stoatsbrother
    Free Member

    wordnumb I used to think that, but I believe you are wrong. Evidence going back 100s of years for both usages.

    I admire your attitude, none the fewer… 😉

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