Justin's Blog Another Day; Another Adventure

4Feb/104

Six Word Memoirs

Once asked to write a full story in six words, legend has it that novelist Ernest Hemingway responded: "For Sale: baby shoes, never worn."

NPR Talk of The Nation

I was listening to NPR Talk of The Nation today and I came across a this story about six word memoirs. Here's the link to the NPR story. What can you say about you life with six words? Here are some famous ones from the book It All Changed In An Instant and the website to submit your own:

Alzheimer's: meeting new people every day.
Phil Skversky

Met wife at her bachelorette party.
Eddie Matz

Family portrait: everyone smiles but me.
Ian Baaske

Normal person becomes psychotic on Twitter.
Robin Slick

So would you believe me anyway?
James Frey

Mine is constantly changing, but here's one that I can think of now.

Rejected from college; attending life everyday

Share yours in the comments section below.

   
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