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Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
We’re a storytelling community: a place to read, write, and share stories. First time? Read on. We just published a book, Not Quite What I Was Planning. More than a year ago, we challenged our readers to write their life story in six words. More than 15,000 did, and 832 of these life stories are in this book, which is everything we believe storytelling can be: accessible, funny, profound, and addictive. The book’s really addictive. We feature new reader memoirs every day. Submit your six-word life story here.
Or maybe you’ve had an unexpected encounter with a celebrity that you can tell in 500 words or less? Share yours in Brushes With Fame. If you’re into 100 words answer our weekly reader question called The PopuList.(Current question: what’s the biopic of your life?). Over at Memoirville, we feature excerpts from just-published memoirs by the pros, as well as interviews with authors about how they tell stories. In Obsessions, we feature the best in “personal media,” like a slideshow of love letters from the past 150 years.
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This is a lovely, inspiring text - in a culture of supersizing, gas guzzling excesses, the simplicity and brevity of 6-word stories is spiritual and soothing. As a compiler of books of quotes, I well understand and fully appreciate the wisdom that can be portrayed in a few well chosen words.
Bravo!
I have long held that most things, thoughts, ideas, etc., can be condensed to 10 words or less. This just excites me on many levels. We need a more quiet world
“I endured loss; then came providence.”-Mark Rosenkranz
On peut toujours faire avec moins.
London needs to embrace this immediately
boston, LA, florida… destination unknown.
I have nothing, everybody wants it
I came, I saw, I went
Putting on gameface for the masses.
I live in a spider’s web
Grace extended, grace received, few believe
Watched other kids play. Still do.
met love on bus with Mounds™
balancing lifes great humor never spoken
Never trust a word I say.
what cancer took, adoption has given
Love you. Where did you go?
Haven’t silenced my Anima yet.
My new favorite hang out. “Addicted!”
Many may, but few cannot.
Marry me or lose me forever
Teach me what I don’t know.
Was unplanned, became a loved souvenir.
For a small time I was
There was a run on Clorox
not a characteristic of mine: desperation.
Feeling empty of all but memories
Fear motivates the weak minded only.
These are great. I wanta try.
Just graduated. Still figuring things out.
God Bless your heart this day!
So many things can be said in six words. Stroll through Smith Magazine when you have the time. It’s amazing!
Fearless–as I walk through shadows!
introspective thoughts truth hurts no character
Math was my best subject.
This came to change my world
writing is a wonderfully wicked pastime
Life is better than I dreamed.
DadGrandad says:
“…home of the brave. PLAY BALL!”
Goodyear millionaires financially raped Lilly Ledbetter.
Rusty memory makes this somewhat difficult.
She loved me, she left me.
Home at last. Will call tonight.
Older and Wiser….
…make that Wider.
My computer, doesn’t get any rest.
Women without her man is nothing
I lost, for want of a word.
Just discovered Smithmag by chance today, and so far I really like what I’m seeing. This is a great place for storytellers to interact. Hope to contribute some content.
One year later:
“Life is better than I dreamed.”
DadGrandad still says:
“…home of the brave. PLAY BALL.”
Hello Smith Mag and contributors.
This morning I Googled my alternate ego, and online pseudonym, blondesprite.
My search revealed, literally, everything I have ever posted on any web site or public forum.
WOW, to come face to face with every comment, every snide or frustrated comment one might ever post on the Internet, was, to say the least, an enlightening experience.
Buried in all the thoughts I had ever posted, I found a request, from someone at this site, to contact them.
It was in reference to my six word memoir titled: BLonde heads and black asses.
So, if that request orginated here, I’d like to respond to that request. What’s up?
Two years later:
“Life is better than I dreamed”
Dad Grandad still says:
“…home of the brave. Play Ball!”