6 Word Stories
All stories from Smith Magazine
Bought houses
Flipped some
Hello bubble
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Answered the phone--
recognized her silence.
Silence |
Internet cost my job,
encyclopedia salesman.
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Four Seasons
Hope
Prayer
Despair
Resignation
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How'd I get here?
Broken condom.
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Mind over matter.
Yours doesn't matter.
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Hope springs eternal.
Hot Springs Arkansas
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Peace & quiet.
Another fairy tale.
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We fell hard.
Alcohol wore off.
Memoirs |
She said yes.
I shouldn't have asked.
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CANDY WIFE
Soft outside
Hard inside
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RUN--THE COPS
Why run?
Habit
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SLOW
CHILDREN CROSSING
FAST CHILDREN TOO
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WIFE WANTED
TRIAL RUN
INQUIRE WITHIN
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Beautiful Bride.
Bitchy wife.
Another divorce.
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Marriage isn't forever.
Just the pain.
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All is lost.
Teddy no more.
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The phone range.
Heavy breathing began.
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Poet! Shmoet!
Rhyme me something already.
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She said I love you. Again.
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Newborn grandaughter's precocious-
smiles--not gas
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Will Work For Food
Organic, please
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Turning sixty-five
What the hell happened?
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She texted while driving.
Calling hours .
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They call me Mr. Fibs. Cheney
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Eat, Mama said. Eat!
Gastric bypass
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Dog ate homework.
Dog gets detention.
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Speed dating.
Why rush?
Sentencing tomorrow.
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My wife doesn't understand me.
Really?
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Does this dress make me look . . .?
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No more AA meetings for material.
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MEMOIRS
Stop telling father DNA doesn't match.
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I promise.
This time for real.
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No more feeding dog peanut butter.
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Laugh more.
Love more.
Lie less.
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Kiss your wife.
Not just mine. |
Our eyes met.
The train started.
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Dad farted.
Mother glared.
Baby giggled.
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No filter--just speak without thinking.
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No more wide stances.
Yes, Senator.
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Don't tip.
Save money.
Take trip.
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Stop playing mind Boggle when introduced.
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