Do you remember Ernest Hemingway's short, short story. For Sale: Baby shoes, never worn.? At the Smith Magazine Larry Smith used Hemingway's story as inspiration and asked his readers to describe their lives in six words. It was supposed to be a month long competition but now five years later it's still going strong.
Oprah Magazine ran an article on the…
What a fabulous exercise!
I'm still trying to come up with my six word memoir. I'll keep you updated as I work.
What about you? Can you write a six word memoir? Care to share?
Planted seed. Seed grew. Ate it.
That was what came to my mind.
Too good, now the bar is high, maybe I should just limbo under it. Did it. Came up with one.
Bar is high. Should I limbo?
Rejected, bruised, battered, joyfully moving on
I’m glad it had an uplifting ending.
Hmmm….let’s see.
Unexpected turns will create unbelievable journeys!
That’ll do. : )
Oooo…I like it!
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