How many word does it really take to move a person? 100, 1000, a whole infinity of words?
I still remember reading Ernest Hemingway's shortest story, 'For sale: Baby shoes, never worn'.
I had goosebumps for hours reading those 6 words. The power of literary transience can be truly breathtaking!
And then I found Terribly Tiny Tales. Its was like Christmas in July! Terribly Tiny Tales brings together a diverse pool of fantastic writers to create one tweet-sized story everyday. And some of then are 140 characters of sheer brilliance. And before I knew it was 3 am and I was scrolling down page 65. #addicted
I still remember reading Ernest Hemingway's shortest story, 'For sale: Baby shoes, never worn'.
I had goosebumps for hours reading those 6 words. The power of literary transience can be truly breathtaking!
And then I found Terribly Tiny Tales. Its was like Christmas in July! Terribly Tiny Tales brings together a diverse pool of fantastic writers to create one tweet-sized story everyday. And some of then are 140 characters of sheer brilliance. And before I knew it was 3 am and I was scrolling down page 65. #addicted
Let me give you some examples.
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To an extant , the success of TTT lies in the imagination of reader, not unlike the old-beauty-beholder-scenario. There is no premise. There is no epilogue. Its the readers responsibility to come up with an allegory to which these lines gel in to and that's the cardinal reason why I find this experience simultaneously exhilarating and rejuvenating.
So, being quite a literary fanatic myself, I couldn't stop from trying a hand in this latest literary venture. Now it might not be up-to the proper TTT standards but who really cares. :)
#Dog
"I was so relieved when you called, officer. My dog has been missing for 2 days now!!"
"We found it on the streets with this old woman."
"Oh! Hi Grandma!"
#Broke
"Take this extra 50. You might need it on the way."
He smiled.
The train left.
She couldnt afford to pause for a while.
It was a long walk back . Her knees were as broke as her wallet.
#Fight
"I hate you!" He cried.
"Get out of my sight!" She shouted.
He slipped on the wet floor, Without a thought she ran to hold him.
"Didi!!!" He wept and hugged her tight.
#Heart
Sitting in the airport he felt light chested. He had packed everything but his heart.
Back home, as he opened his suitcases one by one,he found that each of his friends had
neatly packed a part of their's for him.
#Hostel
"DUDE, chuck this! We should open a bar!!"
"Yeah mahn!!!! With the best food ever!!!"
"In GOA!!"" "Yeah GOA!!"
Everyone nodded in approval.
Then he went back to his Lagrange equation.
They went back to their microcontrollers.
#JustMarried
The broken windshield still had the 'Just Married' sign.
Next to it a piece of blood drenched paper with his vows for her.
'Till death do us apart.'
So, being quite a literary fanatic myself, I couldn't stop from trying a hand in this latest literary venture. Now it might not be up-to the proper TTT standards but who really cares. :)
#Dog
"I was so relieved when you called, officer. My dog has been missing for 2 days now!!"
"We found it on the streets with this old woman."
"Oh! Hi Grandma!"
#Broke
"Take this extra 50. You might need it on the way."
He smiled.
The train left.
She couldnt afford to pause for a while.
It was a long walk back . Her knees were as broke as her wallet.
#Fight
"I hate you!" He cried.
"Get out of my sight!" She shouted.
He slipped on the wet floor, Without a thought she ran to hold him.
"Didi!!!" He wept and hugged her tight.
#Heart
Sitting in the airport he felt light chested. He had packed everything but his heart.
Back home, as he opened his suitcases one by one,he found that each of his friends had
neatly packed a part of their's for him.
#Hostel
"DUDE, chuck this! We should open a bar!!"
"Yeah mahn!!!! With the best food ever!!!"
"In GOA!!"" "Yeah GOA!!"
Everyone nodded in approval.
Then he went back to his Lagrange equation.
They went back to their microcontrollers.
#JustMarried
The broken windshield still had the 'Just Married' sign.
Next to it a piece of blood drenched paper with his vows for her.
'Till death do us apart.'
