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epochpenors t1_j8p9z4e wrote

Reply to comment by TheCloudFestival in TIL that the phrase "It was a dark and stormy night" was the opening line to an actual novel published in 1830, but runs on for another 51 words: "It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents — except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which..." by dylancatlow

“I wrote a story that was only one sentence!”

“Oh like the classic ‘for sale: baby shoes, never worn’?”

“No it was about two hundred pages”

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gdmfsoabrb t1_j8peuoz wrote

Dammit, Jim! I'm a doctor, not a copy editor.

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kaenneth t1_j8qlhq4 wrote

My personal 6-word-story is "He knelt, she gasped, sprinters start."

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epochpenors t1_j99d22c wrote

How about “he knelt, she gasped, the cunnalingus classes had paid off”

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