A collection of six-word stories, inspired by Hemingway’s original, “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.”

Maya Asregadoo: Empty chair at the dinner table.

Angela Guo: Her suicide note: “They did it.”

Will Knox: Goodbye Mission Control. Thanks for trying.

James Paules: I was born. Then I lived.

Here’s my heart. Some assembly required.

David Xie: “Love.” Just to hear the sound.

Declan Quinn: One shadow, two shadows, one shadow.

Jack Joseph: Gray people, always moving, never resting.

Paige Bautista: Her blood stained his empty hands.