400 Words


About 400 Words

400 Words is a storytelling project. It is a print magazine and a website, consisting of true stories, none over 400 words, by ordinary people on assigned themes. It's about the documentation of everyday life, saying a lot by saying a little. You can learn more, or order a copy, or tell a story of your own.

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Issue 2, Compulsions:
What can you not not do?

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Issue 1, Autobiographies:
Tell the whole story of your life in 400 words or less.

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Sprucing

Hi, readers. Now that it’s summertime, I’m starting to think that the site might need a face-lift in the form of some new banner photos. Having despaired of finding time to take any myself, I’m throwing this to you. I want you to send me pictures that involve the number ’400.’ Street addresses, road signs. Page numbers? Whatever you can find. Maybe I’ll start a Flickr set for them.

And because that’s a little esoteric, please feel free to send in any other images that you think would make good 400 words header images. Or maybe pix to go along with the stories. Or if any of you do black-and-white line drawings. Get in touch. We could use more art around here.

Email pictures to editor {at} 400words {dot} com. I will look into the Flickr thing and be back with details presently.

And in the meantime? Site traffic is up, but sales are way down. Are you aware that 400 Words is a print magazine (almost a book, really), that it’s cute as a bug and that you should have a copy for yourself and your best friend? Do you know you can order a copy right here? If you enjoy reading the stories on the site, please think about buying an issue or making a small donation (there’s a button at the bottom of the right sidebar). Thanks!


3 Comments

great idea-I’m looking already!

Posted by Paul D on 7 June 2007 @ 6pm

I’m kind of confused — do the current headers have anything to do with the number 400? Do they secretly contain the number somewhere?

Posted by Chris on 9 June 2007 @ 3pm

No, they don’t have anything to do with the number 400 yet. Just thought it would be kind of cool if they did, at least a couple of them.

Posted by katherine on 9 June 2007 @ 5pm

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