Everybody dies.

It's a fact of life. But some people like to cross over to the other side with some style. So from the new book by Michael Largo here are some of the most unusual ways people have cashed in their chips in the past.

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Some very (very) short stories

Hemingway once wrote a story in just six words ("For sale: baby shoes, never worn.") and is said to have called it his best work. So Wired Magazine asked sci-fi, fantasy, and horror writers to take a shot themselves. Here are some of the results:

Leia: "Baby’s yours." Luke: "Bad news…"
- Steven Meretzky

Computer, did we bring batteries? Computer???
- Eileen Gunn

We kissed. She melted. Mop please!
- James Patrick Kelly

The baby’s blood type? Human, mostly.
- Orson Scott Card

Dinosaurs return. Want their oil back.
- David Brin

Corpse parts missing. Doctor buys yacht.
- Margaret Atwood

Dorothy: "Fuck it, I'll stay here."
- Steven Meretzky

Read the rest of the entries here.

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