Six Words

A coworker of mine was talking today about a story writing format where the writer must write an entire story using only 6 words. I was incredulous, as anyone who has ever read my blogs or writing might suspect I would be. I of course find it hard to get a single idea down in fewer than 6 pages, let alone 6 words. He gave an example of one he’d read:

For Sale.
Baby Shoes.
Never Used.

Ok, I admit, that’s a story in six words. There’s emotion, surprise, a plot arch. I was amazed. So, anyone else think they can do it? I haven’t been able to yet, but if I do manage it I’ll post it here. If anyone has one and wants to share they can post it to the comments.