Sci-Fi Shorts

[Tombstone]

A great article from Wired News: Inspired by Hemingway's six-word short story that he called his best work, Wired magazine solicits very brief stories from the likes of Stan Lee, Margaret Atwood, Ursula K. Le Guin and William Shatner. Here's an excerpt:



Failed SAT. Lost scholarship. Invented rocket.

- William Shatner



Computer, did we bring batteries? Computer?

- Eileen Gunn



Vacuum collision. Orbits diverge. Farewell, love.

- David Brin



Gown removed carelessly. Head, less so.

- Joss Whedon



Automobile warranty expires. So does engine.

- Stan Lee



Machine. Unexpectedly, I’d invented a time

- Alan Moore



Longed for him. Got him. ****.

- Margaret Atwood



His penis snapped off; he’s pregnant!

- Rudy Rucker



From torched skyscrapers, men grew wings.

- Gregory Maguire

Internet “wakes up?” Ridicu -

no carrier.

- Charles Stross



Epitaph: Foolish humans, never escaped Earth.

- Vernor Vinge



It cost too much, staying human.

- Bruce Sterling



We kissed. She melted. Mop please!

- James Patrick Kelly



It’s behind you! Hurry before it

- Rockne S. O’Bannon



I’m your future, child. Don’t cry.

- Stephen Baxter



1940: Young Hitler! Such a cantor!

- Michael Moorcock



Lie detector eyeglasses perfected: Civilization collapses.

- Richard Powers



I’m dead. I’ve missed you. Kiss … ?

- Neil Gaiman



You will find the rest here.

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[YZGI]

I love you, You love me

-Barney

[chonsigirl]

They are almost like sci-fi haiku in the modern sense, Tombstone. They are very unique, I like them.