title: Seven At The Sevens: A Collection of Seven-Word Stories, Memoirs and Poems
author: Writers Anonymous
description: Elvis Costello, Angelina Jolie, Jason Schwartzman &amp; Michelle Obama were all spotted recently with a new book believed to be a copy of SEVEN AT THE SEVENS, often described as Hemingway meets Kerouac and all hell breaks loose. The writers of WritersAnonymous.org are indeed living a satire of their own lives. However, this statement is both unsubstantiated &amp; confusing. -The Onion, Chicago/NYC<br /><br />It's in your best interest never to underestimate beautiful women or this beautiful book. -Student, NYU<br /><br />The constraint of having to limit utterances to seven words is inspiring. They resemble the one-line poems of John Ashbery. Highly collaborative, like a friendly game in which everyone wins. The ultimate result is hilarity. -Writer's Digest
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  The village of Sevenoaks, England
  
  Late summer
  
  The Year of Our Lord 1348
  
  Chapter One
  
  Elias moved slowly around the vine-covered wall of a small shed and looked
  toward the apothecary shop at the end of the market village of Sevenoaks. He
  set his steady gaze on the beautiful lass inside the shop, busy with a
  customer. The sight of her made him want to smile. He didn’t know her. He’d
  never met her before, but just looking at her made him feel good, refreshed,
  hopeful.
  
  “Let us just go inside and speak to her, Eli!” his closest friend, Brother
  Simon of the Carmelite order, urged quietly. “I’m weary and the sun is hot on
  my head. I want to go to the inn and eat and rest. You did not say anything
  about visiting here, or about this lass when you asked me to come on this
  pilgrimage with you.”
  
  Elias had stopped listening soon after the brother started speaking. Which was
  often.
  
  “She is not divine, Eli.”
  
  “How can ye be so sure, Simon?” Elias whispered without taking his e