Can You Write A Short Story..............

[10ClarionSt]

................in 10 words? There is a competition in The Sunday Times. I've got my story ready. Entries close on July 7th. No, it's not about animals!

[spathiphyllum]

The wind arrived. The tree fell. It was then silent.

[10ClarionSt]

Good effort spath, but I wouldn't have used the last four words. I would have just said "silence". But that's me.

[rowanwitch]

Texted, Met, dated, moved in, married, argued, infidelity, left, divorced

[dannyk13]

I was born, I lived my life, then I died.

[Old_Geezer]

You asked for a story, so I wrote this one.

[agchristie]

Does it end 'I just love this site?' ;-)

[10ClarionSt]

No AG. But it might end "I just love this website"!

[10ClarionSt]

When the closing date has passed, I'll tell you what my entry was. But it's just another one of thousands. Won't get anywhere I expect. But, hey ho!

[jno]

for sale, baby shoes, never worn.

(That was allegedly Ernest Hemingway's.)

[10ClarionSt]

They covered that one, jno. They reckon it was written long before Hemingway was born. A play on that would be:
For sale, war medals. Never worn.

[jno]

it's never been traced with those exact words, not even to Hemingway.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six-Word_Memoirs

[spathiphyllum]

10Cl i was trying to hit the 10 word quota.

[Rockrose]

I loved my dog and he loved me, bliss.

[Calibax]

Legitimate opinion. Informed debate. Childish sniping. Racist remark. Thread pulled.

[spathiphyllum]

LOL Calibax

[vulcan42]

She was beautiful, we married, cancer arrived, she died young.

[maggiebee]

He said I didn't cry. Please tell me I cried.

[Patsy33]

Pretty, fresh and young. Years later. Haggard, tired and old.

[Ken4155]

She died. I smiled. She was now at peace.

[Ken4155]

No matter how high i climbed, the mountain grew taller.