There is a site out there somewhere that is composed entirely of one-line stories. (I have the link somewhere, will find it later) Not a summary, or a synopsis, a story in one sentence. Think you can do it? Let's see!

Example: The sorceress spoke a word, and the kingdom died.

This is a challenge based on trimming unnecessary words, sharpening writing styles, and focusing ideas. Submit as many as you want.

The scraping of metal upon the coffin lid wriggled into his half-rotten eardrums, scattering the fragile crumbs of a pleasant dream, and for the first time in almost a century the world learned to fear the name Adolf Hitler.

Edit: Great idea mornara

(ooo, zombie-Hitler)

She kneels before me at last, her head bowed in submission, and triumph fills my soul.

Looking at the ten-inch stack of paper towering before him, he suddenly realized it wasn't worth it.

Head over heels, a zombie is falling down the stairs with some start help from a small girl with a broom.

Aw heck, I'll try....


A girl became a goddess, and the world was at rest.

Biting through the lock on the cage, the bird spread his wings and flew to the heavens.

He raised the white flag, and the Apocalypse began.

Steel met flesh as an empire fell in a single blow.

His parents were to blame, of course, for the broken arm.

Not in spite of, but because of the blood, she never left him.

They all thought he was a nice guy, but then they had never actually seen his cellar.

The stencil on the crate read, dn ǝpıs sıɥʇ, and something was growling inside.

(Ha, that's funny FW.)

He set out his colors--red, orange, olive green and black-- and began drawing his next home.

It was by far the least chaotic apocalypse she'd ever experienced.

WishingStar has the best one so far!

He slept the sleep of the innocent, but only because he had given a toddler his sinner's nightmare.

That one was great.

But, I'd have like it better with "his" replaced by "a"

Here goes my attempt.

Staring into the jewel-studded velvet darkness, the goddess watched the universe die.

She left, and he fell into despair.

Burning heat, corpses, and a scream ripped him back into a reality of cold sweat.

Up until that orgasm, she had never known how much she loved McDonald's soft-ice.

Last summer, I got a part-time job as an aquarium fish.

I never did understand math better than that one day in the bedroom.

BANG and it was.

Boredom had made John as blind as a bat.

Three women with a synchronized menstrual cycle: the dragon never stood a chance.

Two particles, collide and bake for a year, serve destroyed galaxy warm with ice cream.

Tom bit into the cookie and cherished the taste of his own death.

The sun rose in the distance, signaling the beginning of all life.