He Lives… and So Do We

Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there.

You’ve probably heard about the six-word short story, the six-word memoir, and so on. Legend has it that it all started with a conversation between the word economist Ernest Hemingway and some other writers on terseness and brevity in writing. Hemingway is widely credited with this gem of a story: “For sale: Baby shoes. Never worn.” It’s got a b...