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Smith Magazine just grabbed the six-word story ball and ran with it, throwing in a brand-new iPod to encourage the trend.

 
As I said before, these little writing exercises are perfect for chopping through boredom and writer's block. Now you can win something too. If you need more inspiration, Ed Champion showed me that MetaFilter has over 300 more stories for you.

 Check out the contest and the new media savvy delivery system too...

 
"November is National Novel Writing Month, aka NaNoWriMo.The goal is lofty: write 50,000 words in November. We've set our sights on a slightly lower bar. How about six words, about yourself?

 
"Send us your short, short life story using the form below and sign up for a cool, new free service from Twitter. Then you'll get to read one great six-word memoir every day, sent straight to your cell phone."