Emoji Man

He used 🥹🔥💯🫶 in every single message, convinced he was a poet of the digital age. When asked how he really felt about the breakup, he simply replied: 💔😔🕊️🫗. At his grandfather’s funeral, he didn’t cry—he just posted 😢🪦🕯️⚰️🕊️ and called it closure. His job performance review included the feedback “needs more depth,” to which he responded 😤📉🙄✌️. One day, he tried to write a love letter with just emojis and accidentally proposed to a grilled cheese sandwich 🥪💍😍. Some say he died with a smile on his face, but the coroner’s report just read: ☠️👻💫💀🤷.


Robert McEvily is a writer and multidisciplinary creative who publishes short fiction, humor, essays, cultural commentary, drawings, photography, and video.

He’s the Creator and Editor of Six Sentences (Est. 2006), and hopes you’ll share your work.

Robert McEvily

Robert McEvily is a writer and multidisciplinary creative who publishes short fiction, humor, essays, cultural commentary, drawings, photography, and video. He’s the Creator and Editor of Six Sentences (Est. 2006), and hopes you’ll share your work.

https://www.robertmcevily.com/
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