#SixWordStories Showcase: January 9 - January 23

A type of Flash Fiction, six word stories are (very) short stories with an exact word count: six words. SixWordStories is the place where, alongside quality, quantity really does matter. Though these stories are so brief in length, they can be as profound, if not more, than the prose and poetry you see and read every day, partly because six word stories can tell us so much and yet contain so little.

In our feature articles, we will be showcasing selections of the wonderful six word stories submitted to our bi-weekly word and theme prompts. New bi-weekly prompts will also be announced here.

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Word Prompt: Enigma

:thumb278588976: EnigmaAn enigma, floating, drifting through it. It still bugs me.Your
unsolved
enigma, I remember still... EnigmaEnigma surrounds him; curiosity envelops me. Enigma
Enigma never intended godless mortal answering. Enigma - SixWordStories' Word Prompt"You're impossible!" "I prefer 'an enigma'." "…" EnigmaDogma is the stigma of enigma. AfootHer knottiest enigma, his elementary game. Unanswered questionsDead. Enigma of his personality unsolved. English Lesson"Enigma! Definition?"
"Dunno. It's a mystery." When Nerds Flirt"I'm enigma, baby."
"I like puzzles."

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Theme Prompt: Wordplay

:thumb278599312::thumb278601753: After the Death of Humor"Eh? Get it? Punny?"
"...That's stupid." WordplayGet out your guns, wordplay; Shakespeare. Pacifistic Vegetables: SixWordStories Theme Prompt"Pacifistic vegetables; rice and spread peas!" WordplayTrick is; Don't read the instructions.:thumb279263552: Hawk!Harrowing through narrows, the sparrows escape! Wordplay with AlliterationAlliteration alights an
amazing adventure abroad.:thumb278589731: RiddleCouldn't marry himself.
Married his brother.:thumb280460707:

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The Next Round of Bi-Weekly Prompts!

Word Prompt: Heaven Knows
-> Submission Folder


Theme Prompt: Heat Haze
-> Submission Folder


Submissions for these prompts will be accepted from Monday, January 23rd to Monday, February 6th.

Please take into account the Prompt Guidelines before submission.

Also be sure to read our guidelines about what makes a six word story.

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Suggestions

If you have suggestions for a prompt that we could do, send us a note with the subject Prompt Idea! and make sure to include what type of Prompt it is for (either 'Word' or 'Theme').

If you have queries regarding prompts, contact mode-de-vie or 3wyl.