Flash fiction: For sale: baby shoes, never worn. Did Ernest Hemingway write these famous six words?

[ADSGarson O'Toole]

David Haglund of Slate just published an excellent article about a
famous flash fiction story credited to Ernest Hemingway: For sale:
baby shoes, never worn. The article is based on a recently posted
entry at the Quote Investigator website, and Haglund kindly praises
the QI website.

Title: Did Hemingway Really Write His Famous Six-Word Story?
Author: David Haglund
Posted: Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013, at 12:58 PM ET
Website: Slate

http://slate.me/VqA6km

http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2013/01/31/for_sale_baby_shoes_never_worn_hemingway_probably_did_not_write_the_famous.html

[Begin heavy-handed advertisement] If some readers clicked through and
read the Slate article that would be great because it would show there
is an audience for material of this type, i.e., tracing words and
phrases. Please encourage others to read the article, too. [End of
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The most recent post on the QI website is about a fashionable slogan
of self-destruction. Back in April 2012 members of the ADS list helped
me explore this topic especially Victor Steinbok. Thanks!

Live fast, die young, and leave a beautiful corpse.
http://quoteinvestigator.com/2013/01/31/live-fast/

Garson

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