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Six-Word Memoirs of the Week in Words and Images

Saturday, June 15th, 2013

This week’s Six-Word Memoirs were dominated by two timely topics: graduation and Father’s Day. We chose a few of these memoirs to feature and illustrate, all of which you can view on SMITH Magazine’s Tumblr, Facebook, and Pinterest pages.

“Never too late to start living!”—Six Words from Tony Winners

Monday, June 10th, 2013

“Congrats! What’s your Tony nomination story?” was the prompt we gave Tony Award nominees, and from actors to scenic designers, Broadway’s best scribbled out their six-word reaction to their Tony Nomination. We shared their six words, by their own hearts and indeed hands in a photo gallery—you can see some of Entertainment Weekly’s Popwatch favorite sixes in [...]

Six-Word Memoirs of the Week in Words and Images

Sunday, June 9th, 2013

This week’s Six-Word Memoirs centered around a theme that, at one time or another, has affected almost all of us: graduation. To see all of this week’s illustrated memoirs, visit SMITH Magazine’s Tumblr, Facebook, or Pinterest.

“Nora, Hope We Got it Right”—Six Words from Tony Nominees

Friday, June 7th, 2013

Regular readers and writers on the Six-Word Memoir project know that some of the best sixes come in moments that mean the most to us. So in 2010, when prolific sixer and Director of Communications at The Broadway League, Elisa Shevitz, (”Insomniac dreamer, a thousand times goodnight”; “I hear my inner Woody Allen”; “I do [...]

Tasty Bits: The Six-Word Review Contest with Mouth.com

Thursday, June 6th, 2013

We’re teaming up with the online, artisanal food shop Mouth.com for a scrumptious new challenge: Six-Word Reviews. Beginning June 6 and for six weeks after, write one or many Six-Word Reviews about a product on Mouth, and post to Facebook or Twitter as well, and you could win $66 worth of delicious Mouth offerings. There’s [...]

Searching for Sixes on June 6

Thursday, June 6th, 2013

Today’s date is full of sixes. Not only is it the date 6/6, but the year is 2013 (2 + 1 + 3 = 6).
Six is a special number here at the Six-Word Memoir project. In numerology, the number 6 learns from others, cares for them, and teaches them. The number 6 builds communities by [...]

Six-Word Memoirs in Words and Images

Sunday, June 2nd, 2013

This week’s Six-Word Memoirs focused on bright futures and learning from past mistakes. To see all of this week’s illustrated memoirs, visit SMITH’s Tumblr and Pinterest pages.

Six-Word Memoirs in Words and Images

Monday, May 27th, 2013

In last week’s Six-Word Memoirs, you asked big questions and hatched even bigger escape plans. To see all of the week’s illustrated memoirs, visit SMITH Magazine’s Tumblr.

Six-Word Memoirs of the Week in Words and Images

Monday, May 20th, 2013

Last week’s Six-Word Memoirs were about difficulty and struggle but, ultimately, hope. To see all of the week’s illustrated memoirs, visit SMITH Magazine’s Tumblr.

Six-Word Memoirs of the Week in Words and Images

Monday, May 13th, 2013

This week’s Six-Word Memoirs were all about contrast, namely between what you want in your life and what you have. To see all five of this week’s illustrated memoirs, visit SMITH Magazine’s Tumblr.

 
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