We Don’t Need a Lot of Words

Just the right ones

Patricia Haddock
The Shortform
Published in
1 min readFeb 27, 2022

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You Don’t Need a Lot of Words Just the right ones
Photo by Madhuri Mohite on Unsplash

The shortest short story on record is attributed to Ernest Hemingway who wrote, For sale. Baby shoes. Never worn.

Whether he actually wrote it or not makes no difference. It’s an entire story in a mere six, short words. Yet, it packs an emotional wallop that pierces the heart. Once read, its impact is never forgotten.

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Patricia Haddock
The Shortform

Writer, editor, coach helping people move from where they are to where they want to be. Find me at Mind Cafe, Illumination, Coffee Times. & pat@phaddock.com.