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Haku1234567890
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"Knock"

"The last man on earth sat alone in a room.
There was a knock on the door...."

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Think deeply about it and say what you think

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Xzeno
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How about.

ALIENZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1 word, beat that.
That isn't really a story. A lot of these super-short stories aren't, or hardly count. The best super short story I've ever heard (it caused great emotional response - more so than many longer stories I've read) was only six words long, but it required context to make sense, so even it hardly counted. Reading that story also marked my full transition from disgruntled school child to literature appreciator.

Alien. War. Satire.

Boom.
This is actually a fine example of a super short story (that's the term I'm using now). By itself, it means nothing. It is merely a list of words, connected only be proximity on the page. However, the reader can figure out the details nicely. Still, it requires context.
BlackMath
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The last man on earth sat alone in a room.
There was a knock on the door....

The last man on earth sat alone in a room.

The last man on earth

last man

man

Mystery solved.
jaza_m
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It was a bird. nothing more, nothing less.

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Not strictly about science fiction, yet I still feel it fits.

"Baby shoes for sale, never worn."

Gantic
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Not strictly about science fiction, yet I still feel it fits.

"Baby shoes for sale, never worn."


Aw, man, how could you misquote Hemingway? (And you can't say it's translated from the original Dragon cause we all know dragons don't wear shoes.)
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Aww snap, I did. I just woke up. Darn you brain for not being sharp at all times regardless or the absence of blood-sugar in your system?

For sale: Baby shoes, never worn


It's like it never happened.

Oh. And we so totally do wear shoes. Kinda. Houses tend to get stuck after a good village pillaging.
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here is another one that I think some of you heard of

"The Dinosaur"


"When We Awoke, The Dinosaur Was Still There"

Haku1234567890
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"When We Awoke, The Dinosaur Was Still There"


"When He Awoke, The Dinosaur Was Still There"
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Then the dinasaur started dancing to Stayin' Alive and all the meteroresese killed him and his mother goose who had no legs
His son who got paid minimum wage
And his wife who was a terroist

2014631
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one time i died and then i live and planet fushintank kills me. I live and eat.

Haku1234567890
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if you continue spaming Cenere is going to lock this

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When He Awoke, The Dinosaur Was Still There


Why would the dinosaur let the man sleep?
Haku1234567890
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ask autor, if he is alive lol

aknerd
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He read his obituary with confusion.
- Steven Meretzky


That one wins.

Here's mine:

22th century bracelet: What would google do?

Technically it is six words and a number, but I think it works.
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Fly to Sun. Dead

Ta-dah! 4 words.

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