In spite of it’s apparent simplicity, Hemingway’s writing style is incredibly distinct. You might say the ‘author signal’ in his writing is very strong. Using a statistical analysis of The Old Man and the Sea, Ryan Stearne has attempted to identify and replicate Hemingway’s distinctive style, rewriting one of his most iconic stories with 93% fewer words. The result is Old Sea, a short story that not only captures all the major narrative beats of the original, but recreates Hemingway’s author signal with computational precision. The Blasted Tree has produced a limited edition of sixty chapbooks printed on blue-lined graph paper and bound into seafoam green covers with clear fishing line and a barbed fishhook. Old Sea can be purchased from our online store and read online using the link below.