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“Dear Mind, Slow down. You’re tenured.” The Best Six-Word Memoirs of the Week

Saturday, March 10th, 2012

By Alyssa Jocson

This week, “Kony 2012″ uploaded Monday and became an overnight success, Tuesday was more Super for some more than others, and SXSW kicked off Friday, making for a big week for all the big names in the news. Even with their own busy schedules, members of the SMITH Community found time to share their lives in the form of Six-Word Memoirs. Below are the best memoirs of the week. For more stories, click on each author’s name.

Best Metaphor: “My ship sailed. Paddling my canoe.” -OlenaDee
Best Imagery: “Dear Mind, Slow down. You’re tenured.” -Contemplative
Most Self-Aware: “Fish swim. Birds fly. I bitch.” -scribblingscribe (profile image above)
Best Progression: “Steve, Frank, Pat, Don, Dan, done.” -CE
Best Math: “Married my equal, she doubled me.” -ThomThinn
Best Wordplay: “More peeking than peaking: high school.” -notjustagirlintheworld

2 responses

  1. bevvie says:

    kudos all!

  2. suba suba says:

    Thanks for the article post.Thanks Again. Keep writing.

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