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Hemingway was challenged to write a story in six words. The result? "For sale: baby shoes, never used." This year's class in fundamentals of professional writing took up The Hemingway Challenge. Here are some of their six-word novels.

Sometimes we will follow the leader. - Laurel Borrowman

She ran away.
Where?
Who knows.
- Megan Carey

The hardest six words ever written. - Allie Davison

No way out -- save the children. - Kealy Doyle

With chocolate in hand, she bolted. - Aubri Galano

... azure eyes, flowing hair like rust. - Ryan Going

Thought it, got it, now what? - Nicole Gottselig

I lost my dog. He died. - Dominique Leclair

Death is easier to write about. - Joel Mackenzie

I'll purchase $1,000,000,000,000 of time, please. - Laurie Neale

An empty chocolate wrapper, workout undone. - Claire Preston

The coffin had disappeared. Again. - Will Richter

I listened. I looked. I'm bored. - Kirsten Scott

So, what was your favourite part? - Leslie Ste. Marie

The crayons lied, she died anyway. - Larissa Warren

Life is pain, take a pill. - Sharon Wilson

Six words are not really enough. - Sharon Yoshida

Updated October 2010

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