About Christopher Cocca
If you were to throw up your hands in exasperation and yell "it's the story of my life," what would you be talking about?
boy finds politics, looks for God, goes to Yale, writes stories, listens to Belle and Sebastian.
In bed I like to read:
the internet
Besides SMITH, I read stories at:
Six Sentences, elimae, Geez Magazine, Brevity, Hobart, Boston Literary Magazine, Thieves Jargon
My favorite story of all time is:
Youth by Joseph Conrad
Right now, I'm reading:
The Castle In The Forest
My Favorite Stories
- My first love had her own.
- They called my child a pregnancy.
- She was content. I was 20.
By Christopher Cocca in Six-Word Memoirs on Love & Heartbreak
- She believed me the second time.
By Christopher Cocca in Six-Word Memoirs on Love & Heartbreak
- "Halter top" is poor word choice.
- We were stupid. I miss it.
By Christopher Cocca in Six-Word Memoirs on Love & Heartbreak
- She put the hips in hipster.
By Christopher Cocca in Six-Word Memoirs on Love & Heartbreak
My Stories
- I gave God credit. He demurred.
- And then God said no thanks.
- Six words is four too many.
- "Halter top" is poor word choice.
- She put the hips in hipster.
- We were stupid. I miss it.
- She was content. I was 20.
- She believed me the second time.
- No ring. Just the finger.
- They called my child a pregnancy.
- Pet Sounds
- My first love had her own.
- His probation stopped on a dimebag.
- My first love had her own.
More SMITH Story Projects
What can you say about love and heartbreak in six words?
Everyone has a story. Can you tell yours in six words? Submit yours to be considered for SMITH's next six-word memoir book. The first book, Not Quite What I Was Planning, is out now.