Six words, and someone at the door
Write a story in exactly six words, with something that changes by the end.
Writing · 2 min
Started by Amara Okafor
Amara Okafor
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I like stories that stop just before you get all the answers. My notebook has more endings than beginnings.
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Keep the first two sentences. Change the ending.
Write two ordinary sentences, then a third that changes what we thought was happening.
Writing · 5 min
Started by Amara Okafor
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Keep the first two sentences. Change the ending.
The bookshop opened at nine. I waited by the door with my library bag. Inside, the books argued over which of them would borrow me first.
Six words, and someone at the door
Someone knocked. She set another plate.
That button is hanging by a thread
Borrowing the practice-first part for a little fabric patch. I'll try a few stitches on an offcut before going near the bag. Mine are wildly uneven at the moment, so this is still very much a plan.
Six words. Please leave us wondering.
The postcard arrived. Nobody claimed it.
Six words. Please leave us wondering.
Tomorrow, the handwriting matched her own.