I think Margaret Atwood should be invited to be an O*W*C’er …<\/p>\n
From wired.com (Issue 14.11 – November 2006)<\/p>\n
“We’ll be brief: Hemingway once wrote a story in just six words (“For sale: baby shoes, never worn.”) and is said to have called it his best work. So we asked sci-fi, fantasy, and horror writers from the realms of books, TV, movies, and games to take a shot themselves.<\/p>\n
Dozens of our favorite auteurs put their words to paper, and five master graphic designers took them to the drawing board. Sure, Arthur C. Clarke refused to trim his (“God said, ‘Cancel Program GENESIS.’ The universe ceased to exist.”), but the rest are concise masterpieces.”<\/p>\n
Failed SAT. Lost scholarship. Invented rocket. – William Shatner<\/p>\n
Computer, did we bring batteries? Computer? – Eileen Gunn<\/p>\n
Vacuum collision. Orbits diverge. Farewell, love. – David Brin<\/p>\n
Gown removed carelessly. Head, less so. – Joss Whedon<\/p>\n
Automobile warranty expires. So does engine. – Stan Lee<\/p>\n
Machine. Unexpectedly, I’d invented a time – Alan Moore<\/p>\n
Longed for him. Got him. Shit. – Margaret Atwood<\/p>\n
His penis snapped off; he’s pregnant! – Rudy Rucker<\/p>\n
From torched skyscrapers, men grew wings. – Gregory Maguire<\/p>\n
Internet “wakes up?” Ridicu – no carrier. – Charles Stross<\/p>\n
With bloody hands, I say good-bye. – Frank Miller<\/p>\n
Wasted day. Wasted life. Dessert, please. – Steven Meretzky<\/p>\n
“Cellar?” “Gate to, uh . hell, actually.” – Ronald D. Moore<\/p>\n
Epitaph: Foolish humans, never escaped Earth. – Vernor Vinge<\/p>\n
It cost too much, staying human. – Bruce Sterling<\/p>\n
We kissed. She melted. Mop please! – James Patrick Kelly<\/p>\n
It’s behind you! Hurry before it – Rockne S. O’Bannon<\/p>\n
I’m your future, child. Don’t cry. – Stephen Baxter<\/p>\n
1940: Young Hitler! Such a cantor! – Michael Moorcock<\/p>\n
Lie detector eyeglasses perfected: Civilization collapses. – Richard Powers<\/p>\n
I’m dead. I’ve missed you. Kiss . ? – Neil Gaiman<\/p>\n
The baby’s blood type? Human, mostly. – Orson Scott Card<\/p>\n
Kirby had never eaten toes before. – Kevin Smith<\/p>\n
Rained, rained, rained, and never stopped. – Howard Waldrop<\/p>\n
To save humankind he died again. – Ben Bova<\/p>\n
We went solar; sun went nova. – Ken MacLeod<\/p>\n
Husband, transgenic mistress; wife: “You cow!” – Paul Di Filippo<\/p>\n
“I couldn’t believe she’d shoot me.” – Howard Chaykin<\/p>\n
Don’t marry her. Buy a house. – Stephen R. Donaldson<\/p>\n
Broken heart, 45, WLTM disabled man. – Mark Millar<\/p>\n
TIME MACHINE REACHES FUTURE!!! . nobody there . – Harry Harrison<\/p>\n
Tick tock tick tock tick tick. – Neal Stephenson<\/p>\n
Easy. Just touch the match to – Ursula K. Le Guin<\/p>\n
Special Web-only edition: We were unable to include these 59 stories in the print magazine.<\/p>\n
New genes demand expression — third eye. – Greg Bear<\/p>\n
K.I.A. Baghdad, Aged 18 – Closed Casket – Richard K. Morgan<\/p>\n
WORLD’S END. Sic transit gloria Monday. – Gregory Benford<\/p>\n
Epitaph: He shouldn’t have fed it. – Brian Herbert<\/p>\n
Batman Sues Batsignal: Demands Trademark Royalties. – Cory Doctorow<\/p>\n
Heaven falls. Details at eleven. – Robert Jordan<\/p>\n
Bush told the truth. Hell froze. – William Gibson<\/p>\n
whorl. Help! I’m caught in a time – Darren Aronofsky and Ari Handel<\/p>\n
Nevertheless, he tried a third time. – James P. Blaylock<\/p>\n
God to Earth: “Cry more, noobs!” – Marc Laidlaw<\/p>\n
Help! Trapped in a text adventure! – Marc Laidlaw<\/p>\n
Thought I was right. I wasn’t. – Graeme Gibson<\/p>\n
Lost, then found. Too bad. – Graeme Gibson<\/p>\n
Three to Iraq. One came back. – Graeme Gibson<\/p>\n
Rapture postponed. Ark demanded! Which one? – David Brin<\/p>\n
Dinosaurs return. Want their oil back. – David Brin<\/p>\n
Bang postponed. Not Big enough. Reboot. – David Brin<\/p>\n
Temporal recursion. I’m dad and mom? – David Brin<\/p>\n
Time Avenger’s mistaken! It wasn’t me… – David Brin<\/p>\n
Democracy postponed. Whence franchise? Ask Diebold… – David Brin<\/p>\n
Cyborg seeks egg donor, object ___. – David Brin<\/p>\n
Deadline postponed. Five words enough…? – David Brin<\/p>\n
Metrosexuals notwithstanding, quiche still lacks something. – David Brin<\/p>\n
Brevity’s virtue? Wired saves adspace. Subscribe! – David Brin<\/p>\n
Death postponed. Metastasized cells got organized. – David Brin<\/p>\n
Microsoft gave us Word. Fiat lux? – David Brin<\/p>\n
Mind of its own. Damn lawnmower. – David Brin<\/p>\n
Singularity postponed. Datum missing. Query Godoogle? – David Brin<\/p>\n
Please, this is everything, I swear. – Orson Scott Card<\/p>\n
I saw, darling, but do lie. – Orson Scott Card<\/p>\n
Osama’s time machine: President Gore concerned. – Charles Stross<\/p>\n
Sum of all fears: AND patented. – Charles Stross<\/p>\n
Ships fire; princess weeps, between stars. – Charles Stross<\/p>\n
Mozilla devastates Redmond, Google’s nuke implicated. – Charles Stross<\/p>\n
Will this do (lazy writer asked)? – Ken MacLeod<\/p>\n
Cryonics: Disney thawed. Mickey gnawed. Omigawd. – Eileen Gunn<\/p>\n
WIRED stimulates the planet: Utopia blossoms! – Paul Di Filippo<\/p>\n
Clones demand rights: second Emancipation Proclamation. – Paul Di Filippo<\/p>\n
MUD avatars rebel: virtual Independence Day. – Paul Di Filippo<\/p>\n
We crossed the border; they killed us. – Howard Waldrop<\/p>\n
H-bombs dropped; we all died. – Howard Waldrop<\/p>\n
Your house is mine: soft revolution. – Howard Waldrop<\/p>\n
Warskiing; log; prop in face. – Howard Waldrop<\/p>\n
The Axis in WWII: haiku! Gesundheit. – Howard Waldrop<\/p>\n
Salinger story: three koans in fountain. – Howard Waldrop<\/p>\n
Finally, he had no more words. – Gregory Maguire<\/p>\n
There were only six words left. – Gregory Maguire<\/p>\n
In the beginning was the word. – Gregory Maguire<\/p>\n
Commas, see, add, like, nada, okay? – Gregory Maguire<\/p>\n
Weeping, Bush misheard Cheney’s deathbed advice. – Gregory Maguire<\/p>\n
Corpse parts missing. Doctor buys yacht. – Margaret Atwood<\/p>\n
Starlet sex scandal. Giant squid involved. – Margaret Atwood<\/p>\n
He read his obituary with confusion. – Steven Meretzky<\/p>\n
Time traveler’s thought: “What’s the password?” – Steven Meretzky<\/p>\n
I win lottery. Sun goes nova. – Steven Meretzky<\/p>\n
Steve ignores editor’s word limit and – Steven Meretzky<\/p>\n
Leia: “Baby’s yours.” Luke: “Bad news.” – Steven Meretzky<\/p>\n
Parallel universe. Bush, destitute, joins army. – Steven Meretzky<\/p>\n
Dorothy: “Fuck it, I’ll stay here.” – Steven Meretzky<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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