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Six-Word Memoirs on Heartbreak

Sunday, May 10th, 2009

By Rachel

We hear a lot from readers who love six-word memoirs because they are clever and make people laugh. As gratifying as that is, sometimes it can mean even more to see the form used as a conduit for something so painful, words are almost impossible. Flickr user and scrapbooker Laura Ann’s beautiful memorial, 17 years in the making:

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