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True stories, told in one sentence
Posted by John Medd on 18 March 2010 - 9:51am.
It does what it says on the tin (this could turn The Word into a single sheet of A4) http://www.onesentence.org/
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Gosh
Some of those are extremely powerful and compelling.
I was reminded of Aspects of The Novel. They confirm E. M Forster's assessment that a novel only works if the question of "what happens next" includes a sense of value by the reader in the story being told.
This works for most bands
Their new stuff isn't as good as the old stuff, but that's understandable in the light of the personal problems and legal troubles.
I remember
years ago a newspaper running a contest to write a story in one sentence, and the winner was: "For sale, baby's shoes, never worn."
I think that was an entry by...
... Earnest Hemmingway, if memory serves.