This week we are researching Ernest Hemingway and his famous six word stories. Ernest was born in Oak Park, Illinois, yet him and his parents moved to the Chicago suburbs later on. During this time growing up Ernest found his love for writing and even joined his school newspaper. After he graduated he directly got a job for the Kansas City Star. However the writer enrolled in the army during World War 1, but later returned to become a reporter for American and also Canadian newspapers. at the time, a few of his fellow colleagues challenged him to write a story in only six words. He accepted the challenge and wrote one of the most famous six word stories to this day. "For sale: baby shoes, never worn" Due to the stories several meanings and analyzations that could be made, the tiny feature was a hit. Hemingway passed away in 1961 from suicide, but his short messages will live forever.
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