Short, short stories

As an English teacher, I appreciate good writing. The following is something that caught my eye from wired.com. Hemingway once wrote a story in just six words ("for sale: baby shoes, never worn.") And supposedly said that was his best work. So wired asked science fiction, fantasy, and horror writers to take a shot at equally short stories (they had to be six words long). Here they are:

1. Computer, did we bring batteries? Computer? (Eileen Gunn)

2. Vacuum collision. Orbits diverge. Farewell, love. (David Brin)

3. Gown removed carelessly. Head, less so. (Joss Whedon)

4. Automobile warranty expires. So does engine. (Stan Lee)

5. Wasted day. Wasted life. Dessert, please. (Stephen Meretzky)

6. "Cellar?" "Gate to, uh… Hell, actually." (Ronald Moore)

7. Epitaph: foolish humans, never escaped Earth. (Vernor Vinge)

8. It cost too much, staying human. (Bruce Sterling)

9. We kissed. She melted. Mop please! (James Patrick Kelly)

10. It's behind you! Hurry before it . . . (Rockne O'Bannon)

11. Lie detector eyeglasses perfected: civilization collapses. (Richard Powers)

12. The baby's blood type? Human, mostly. (Orson Scott Card)

13. We went solar; sun went nova. (Ken MacLeod)

14. Time Machine Reaches Future!!!… Nobody there… (Harry Harrison)

15. Tick tock tick tock tick tick. (Neal Stephenson)

16. Easy. Just touch the match to . . . (Ursula K. Le Guin)