six-word memoirs
The Six Word Story
"Legend has it that Ernest Hemingway was once challenged to write a story in only six words. His response? 'For sale: baby shoes, never worn.'
In November 2006, Larry Smith, founder of SMITH Magazine, gave the six-word novel a personal twist by asking his community to describe their lives in exactly six words.
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 ("From migrant worker to NASA astronaut") and hilarious ("Married by Elvis, divorced by Friday"). And the Six-Word Memoir project was born."
The Creative Writing Club is getting involved with the Six-Word project with our own little post-it wall of six word memoirs from our community.
