The six-word short story game

IronDuke

Ancient Mariner
A local radio program has been playing "six word stories" submitted by listeners this week. They were inspired by Ernest Hemmingway's famous attempt at the game:

For Sale: Baby shoes, never worn.

Hemmingway wrote once that this was the best story he had ever written; it's definately hard to disagree (especially if you've read some of his other stuff!)

So, Maiden fans, let's have our own crack at authorship. I'll go first:

Asked her out. She laughed. F**k.
 
He sneezed and they fell ill.



Best I could do, I'm afraid. :D
 
A complete story in six words?
Very hard to fit everything in.
But I'll give it a try...

Introduction. Exposition. Plot twist. Climax. Resolution.

Or should it be more specific?
 
Here's one with open ending:

Man. Woman. Kiss. Door. Husband. Shot.
 
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