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Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure

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Catholic school backfired. Sin is in!
—Nikki Beland

One rainy day last spring, I picked this up at my local Barnes and Noble and made my way to the cafe with my two young daughters. Nearly two hours later, we were still sitting at our little corner table, deep in discussion. Six months later, we still bring this book up from time to time.

It's a simple premise- write your memoir in six words- with a provocative punch, an exercise in both humility and humour, aspirations and authenticity. Try it.

From Smith Magazine:
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 re-ignited the recountre by asking our 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”).