One Sentence

Posted by Miss Cellania in Blog & Internet on June 18, 2008 at 10:35 am


You know how people tell a story, and by the time they say “to make a long story short…” it’s already too late? It’s the same with written stories -they can always benefit from editing. Here’s a great idea -tell your story in one sentence. A true story. Those stories are at One Sentence. Some examples:

She realized I had lied about my “restaurant experience” when she saw her ceiling was dripping with balsamic vinaigrette.

If there was ever a good time to stop drinking, it was this morning when I woke up next to a woman in a giraffe costume.

If I had known I was going to accidentally turn my head to face yours at just the right moment, I would have chosen a much more romantic setting than a Walgreen’s parking lot.

You can submit yours, too. Link -Thanks, Bill!


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10 comments to "One Sentence"

  1. bean
    June 18th, 2008 at 11:09 am

    If it wasn't for my horse, I wouldn't have spent that year in college.

  2. darelparker
    June 18th, 2008 at 11:16 am

    Except for the malaria , my trip to Borneo went splendidly.

  3. Thomas
    June 18th, 2008 at 11:56 am

    So basically, Geico paid me $3,000 for hitting an old man in my Buick.

  4. Frank
    June 18th, 2008 at 2:12 pm

    As she died, my soul died, too.

  5. Melia
    June 18th, 2008 at 5:23 pm

    There's a similar site out there called Ficlets (www.ficlets.com) Basically, you write a story, but you are limited to 1,024 characters.

    It's been a wonderful way to kickstart my brain, shake loose ideas, and force myself to edit edit edit.

    They offer inspirational pictures from Flickr you can use to inspire a ficlet. You can prequel or sequel someone else's story - or tell a longer story via a
    series of ficlets. Best of all, the community is one of the best I've come across for honest feedback.

    Ficlet's got me started on my way to writing a book (based on a picture there that turned into a series of ficlets) and well, it's just another awesome site :)

  6. Rick n SF
    June 18th, 2008 at 5:26 pm

    If I'd know I was going to have to identify him to the police, I wouldn't have started dating him.

  7. Jake D.
    June 18th, 2008 at 8:34 pm

    I probably should have just bought the knife he offered when he first came to the lemonade stand, then maybe he wouldn't have robbed my earnings.

  8. ty
    June 18th, 2008 at 9:16 pm

    LOL, Jake. You are too good!

  9. ty
    June 18th, 2008 at 9:25 pm

    I mean, it's a run-on, but that could be fixed.

  10. p
    June 19th, 2008 at 10:19 pm

    So we walked outside the club, and alex was kissing a hobo!


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