Surprising Six Word Stories

Surprising six word stories are built around the unexpected. In just six words, they set up a moment and then shift it, revealing something you didn’t see coming.

Expect the unexpected.

My Fantasy? Swimming an orangeade ocean.

Abracadabra. Magician’s powerful wand. Rabbits multiplied.

The politicians agree to abolish politicians.

Pregnancy test: positive. Boyfriend test: negative.

Rolled stone. Reached top. Rolled down.

Found a seed. Planted it. Tree.

*Dives underwater* Suffocating. Finds a mermaid.

Keeps the box she came in.

Goliath beat David in the rematch.

I will destroy this planet'... Mom?

Every day I watch you more.

Murder weapon? A sharpened red herring.

The victim realised what she’d done.

Eloquence multiplied by ambition minus humanity.

Hook. Catalyst. Complications. Hopelessness. Climax. Denouement.

Today you live. Tomorrow... you're choice.'

What do you need a gun for?'

Wrinkle proof skin: Roll your own.

He optimised his keywords. Still lonely.

Sun to moon: ‘The earth’s mine.’

Keep Grandma’s ashes in the ashtray.

…yesterday. I’m trapped - the day before…

Single. Mingled. Laughed. Loved. Lied. Left.

It's a baby boy, Frau Hitler.

Lost cat. Reward if stays lost.

Youngest son. Drastic action. Now, eldest.

Surprising six word stories are built around the unexpected. In just six words, they set up a moment and then shift it, revealing something you didn’t see coming.

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About Six Word Wonders

Six Word Wonders are stories, poems, memoirs, and jokes, told in only Six Words. Each one celebrates the power of storytelling in its smallest form. In just six words, a writer can suggest an entire world, a hidden past, or an unexpected twist. What’s left unsaid is just as important as what’s written. Each story invites the reader to fill in the gaps and imagine the bigger picture.

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