Last Man Alive. The Phone Rings...

Hemmingway's shortest story was six words long: "For sale: baby shoes, never worn." So Wired magazine had a bunch of sci fi and horror writers try to match the feat, and oddly enough, most of my favorite writers replied. Some I had to share:


Gown removed carelessly. Head, less so.
- Joss Whedon

I’m dead. I’ve missed you. Kiss … ?
- Neil Gaiman

The baby’s blood type? Human, mostly.
- Orson Scott Card

Kirby had never eaten toes before.
- Kevin Smith

Bush told the truth. Hell froze.
- William Gibson

Death postponed. Metastasized cells got organized.
- David Brin

Osama’s time machine: President Gore concerned.
- Charles Stross

Cryonics: Disney thawed. Mickey gnawed. Omigawd.
- Eileen Gunn

Commas, see, add, like, nada, okay?
- Gregory Maguire

Leia: "Baby's yours." Luke: "Bad news…"
- Steven Meretzky