For sale: baby shoes, never worn

A six-word story regarding a pair of baby shoes is considered an extreme example of flash fiction.
This May 16, 1910 article from The Spokane Press recounts an earlier advertisement that struck the author as particularly tragic.

"For sale: baby shoes, never worn." is a six-word story, popularly attributed to Ernest Hemingway, although the link to him is unlikely.[1][2] Versions of the story date back to the early 1900s, and it was being reproduced and expanded upon within a few years of its initial publication.[1][3] The first known connection to Hemingway was made in 1991, 30 years after his death.[1] The story is one of the most famous examples of flash fiction.

  1. ^ a b c Garson O'Toole (January 28, 2013). "For Sale, Baby Shoes, Never Worn". quoteinvestigator.com. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  2. ^ Haglund, David (Jan 31, 2013). "Did Hemingway Really Write His Famous Six-Word Story?". Slate. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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