In six words
October 25, 2006 | Comments Off

Wired’s six-word stories — in the spirit of Hemingway’s “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.” — are making the rounds. Some highlights:
- Lie detector eyeglasses perfected: Civilization collapses. — Richard Powers
- Starlet sex scandal. Giant squid involved. — Margaret Atwood
- New genes demand expression — third eye. — Greg Bear
- Easy. Just touch the match to — Ursula K. Le Guin
Other contributors include William Gibson, Neal Stephenson, and Neil Gaiman. (Via Return of the Reluctant, where you can read a roundtable discussion of Richard Powers’ latest novel, The Echo Maker, and Powers’ response to that discussion.)
Category: Amusements