COLLECTIONS: SBU Southampton Library Collection

"A short story is the ultimate close-up magic trick - a couple of thousand words to take you around the universe or break your heart."

Neil Gaiman

 

The Shortest Story

It is claimed that Ernest Hemingway wrote a six-word short story that could make people cry for a bet. The wager was ten dollars, which Hemingway won with the following: 

"For Sale: Baby Shoes. Never Worn."

E. Hemingway

A beginning, a middle and an end.