Posts Tagged “stories”

Working on blogs, not this one

by JS on February 24, 2008

I keep running across six word stories of various types. In the last week, I noticed Six Sells over on 37signals, referencing Stephen Dubner’s (one of the Freakonomics guys) call to “Write a six-word motto for the U.S. of A.” (…)

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I don’t think my new watch is morbid

by JS on December 18, 2007

I can see why, at first glance, it might seem that way. It is “the most accurate wristwatch you can buy” not because of the mechanism, but the philosophy: “the hour hand reads ‘remember’, the minute hand ‘you will die’”. (…)

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I won’t post again until I know how it ends

by JS on July 20, 2007

My weekend will be devoted to Harry Potter. I’m going to bed now, so I can get up early, get coffee, get to the bookstore, and get back home to start reading. Ok, technically to start listening — we (and (…)

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