Reproduced with permission of the publisher, Harper Perennial. ![]() Some cross-eyed kid, forgotten then found.Įxtremely responsible, secretly longed for spontaneity.Įxcerpted from Not Quite What I Was Planning from Smith magazine, edited by Rachel Fershleiser and Larry Smith. Savior complex makes for many disappointments. Genres Nonfiction Memoir Biography Short Stories Poetry Humor Autobiography. Send Help Leela Chandra Messy hair, messy room. From authors Elizabeth Gilbert, Richard Ford, and Joyce Carol Oates to celebrities Stephen Colbert, Mario Batali, and Joan Rivers to ordinary folks around the world, everyone has a six-word story to tell. Impossible was the phrase I think I heard most of. Leigh Giza Deserted crowded Manhattan, my own island Elisa Shevitz Eighth hour of YouTube. There was a lot of discussion as they sat down with their lunch about You in six words. Bob Redman School geek married a luscious cheerleader. Some six-word gems don’t follow any structure at all. Johan Baumeister Ex-wife and contractor now have house. Inspired by Ernest Hemingways legendary shortest of short stories (For sale: Baby shoes, never worn), Smith asked his readers to describe their lives in six. Students are given a template to help them summarize their school year in 6 words. Larry Smith Bad brakes discovered at high speed. Larry Smith, founding editor of Smith magazine, and Rachel Fershleiser, Smith's memoir editor, talk about the experience of capturing real-life stories in six words - no more, no less. Stella Kleinman Every day’s a bad hair day. Here are just a few examples of Six-Word Memoirs from people across the world, including a few names you may recognize. The collection has plenty of six-word insights from everyday folks as well: Love me or leave me alone was scrawled on a hand dryer in a public bathroom I still make coffee for two was penned by a 27-year-old who had just been dumped. The book is full of well-known names - from writer Dave Eggers ( Fifteen years since last professional haircut), to singer Aimee Mann ( Couldn't cope so I wrote songs), to comedian Stephen Colbert ( Well, I thought it was funny). Their stories are sometimes sad, often funny - and always concise. The result is Not Quite What I Was Planning, a collection of six-word memoirs by famous and not-so-famous writers, artists and musicians. Follow these instructions to complete a six-word memoir. In this spirit of simple yet profound brevity, the online magazine Smith asked readers to write the story of their own lives in a single sentence. In order to narrow down a life into six words, a writer needs to begin with many words and ideas. Once asked to write a full story in six words, legend has it that novelist Ernest Hemingway responded: "For Sale: baby shoes, never worn."
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