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Sunday, July 27, 2008

Six Word Memoirs


We heard about this on NPR one day...I am sure some of yall have too. It seemed to me that our "group could really do these well". What do you think?

Six-Word Memoirs: The Legend

Legend has it that Hemingway was once challenged to write a story in only six words. His response? “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.” Last year, SMITH Magazine asked their readers for their own six-word memoirs. They sent in short life stories in droves, from the bittersweet (“Cursed with cancer, blessed with friends”) and poignant (“I still make coffee for two”) to the inspirational (“Business school? Bah! Pop music? Hurrah”) and hilarious (“I like big butts, can’t lie”). Some more that are on the website:

L00k M0m! S1x w0rds, n0 v0w3ls!!!

Wanted a better world, got Bush

Should have listened to her parents.

I write, therefore I am (destitute).

found a new life in sobriety

I picked passion. Now I'm poor.


http://www.smithmag.net/sixwords/

3 comments:

P-Lou said...

surprised bloggers can't find six words

P-Lou said...

All the good words are used

P-Lou said...

same apartment same job no Ed