Groups 201-204 Homework: Ultra-short story

This week, we will look at some of these ultra-short stories originally published on Wired magazine's Web site. (Not all of the stories on the site will be used in class.)

Your homework: write a six-word story. I mean a real story, not just six random words! Bring your ultra-short story to class next week.

During the rest of this year, you may write one more ultra-short story instead of any one homework assignment of your choice. For example, if I give you another essay assignment, you can write an ultra-short six-word story instead ... but just once! (Of course, you can also write an analysis of that week's song.)

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For inspiration, here are some of the stories written by my students back in 2009:

Institute group 302 came up collectively with this story:

Fingers--why twelve? Bring the knife.

Not to be outdone, group 201 in the School provided a whole set of stories. Here they are, with permission:

Oh, stop shooting. Bring the axe.

--collective

Jack, catch the axe. Got it?

--Masha Kazantseva

Night. Forest. Three men digging a

--Magda Malyukova

This delicious cake was the last.

--Lena Korolyuk

Granny--why do you have such

--Magda Malyukova

Wake up. Take your sleeping pills.

--Masha Kazantseva.