Sometimes people write too much and leave nothing to the imagination. Just alluding to something and letting the reader imagine the rest for themselves can sometimes be a satisfying device for both reader and writer.
Apparently Heminway was challenged to write a story in 6 words
and this was his response:
For sale: Babies shoes, never worn.
I thought I would give it a go. My first attempt was a bit iffy:
Reluctantly the Eskimo discarded the Goldfish.
The Guardian newspaper challenged contemporary authors to do the same here are some of my favourites:
Megan's baby: John's surname, Jim's eyes. (Simon Armitage)
"It can't be. I'm a virgin." (Kate Atkinson)
Funeral followed honeymoon. He was 90. (Graham Swift)
If anyone reading this wants to have a go then I would enjoy to reading your outputs.
Here was the 2nd one I came up with (made into a picture because I just got my new computer and software up and running teehee.)
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