Hemingway and Ruthless Simplicity

He was once bet that he couldn't write a short story in 6 words.

He did:

For sale: Baby shoes, never worn

To me, this tells the tale of a wife or couple who were expecting a baby, bought baby stuff, and then tragically lost the baby.

This is powerful stuff - it trusts the reader to use his imagination. It co-creates the story with the reader.