“For sale: baby shoes, never worn.” is the entirety of what has been described as a six-word story, making it an extreme example of what is called flash fiction or sudden fiction.
Although it is often attributed to Ernest Hemingway, the link to him is unsubstantiated and similar stories predate him.
Last week subscribers of my Payments, Payments, Payments newsletter were invited to take part in a completion to explain “digital payments” in six words.
If you missed it here is the thread: Flash Fiction Competition.
Explain digital payments in six words
Nine submissions were received:
Genuine 2020 £10 note, Mint. Offers
Charles
Modernisation hampered by old business model
Nick
Pay or receive easily, quickly, electronically
Christopher
Moving money with ones and zeros
Anon
Pay in a flash without cash.
John
Contactless payments: slow start, sudden ubiquity
Anon
Often harder than it should be
Alan
No more cash is the future
Jonathan
Value transfer: Online. Embedded. Instant. Done
Paul
And the winner is….
From a Hemingway-esqe flash fiction perspective the winner is:
Genuine 2020 £10 note, Mint. Offers
Charles
Congratulations Charles – I will contact you so you can select your prize – any book from: https://northeypoint.com/bookstore/
Charles’ winning entry was a close call with:
Pay in a flash without cash.
John
and
Value transfer: Online. Embedded. Instant. Done
Paul