Take It To The Limit

Forrest J. Ackerman Cosmic Report Card: Earth

F

(For this he was paid $100 for the initial sale, as well as for four more sales, so he was paid (he estimates) at a nominal $500 per word per sale, or $2500 per word for all five. Not bad for a night's work, especially in 1973)

(But this guy managed to top it:)

M. Stanley Bubien The Life and Times of the Laziest Man Who Ever Lived

Frederic Brown The Last Man On Earth

The last man on Earth sat alone in a room. There was a knock on the door.

Ernest Hemingway

For Sale: baby shoes. Never worn.

This inspired a later challenge to other writers: archived here

The Story of Adam

Adam.
Had 'em.

SS Assignment Sex, Royalty, Religion, Mystery

"My God," said the queen, "I'm pregnant. I wonder who did it?"

M. Stanley Bubien All the President's Men

Yes sir. You're absolutely right once again sir.

Bubien has a web page of other very short stories here

Chris Worth The Boatman

“I can’t see” complained the man. “That’s because of the pennies on your eyes,” said the boatman.

Martin Marks Pink Slip

He had never enjoyed losing his job so much, he thought, leaping from her bedroom window with his boss in hot pursuit.

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