A runner isn’t just an athlete in Nike shoes. Running away or running out of words are universal phenomenon. Hearts run brains, as much as other people often run our lives. Even sentences can stretch out by running-on. People run away from themselves, afraid to confront their fears. As fall begins, and the days of [...]

Summer is the time to get away: from work, school, or even ourselves. Yet even the summer eventually fades and passes. People we love move on and drift far away. Soon September is here, and we’re back to running away from responsibilities before everything we’ve gotten away with catches up to us. These SMITH [...]

With the Summer Olympic Trials upon us, no wonder Sixers can’t help but talk about their own special talents. Whether you’ll be polishing off a routine on the balance beam or polishing a nice pint glass to fill up as you sit back and watch the games, it’s okay to brag a little about [...]

The SMITH community loves wordplay, and recently, we’ve noticed many of you Sixers getting creative in your memoirs with the “I put the __ in __” form. That’s why this week we’ve decided to put the rational in inspirational so to speak and dedicate an entire Six-Word Search to the phrase. Here are some of [...]

“Already you’ve been forgiven, given permission.” Dean Young reassures us in his poem “Whale Watch.” With the little-known “Forgiveness Day” celebration coming up on June 24, we are asked not only to make amends for our own indiscretions, but to accept those who may have wronged us, even if they have not yet found the [...]

With Father’s Day approaching, many of us at SMITH Magazine are struggling to get our gift ideas together in time for the holiday. Dads aren’t always the easiest people to shop for. They can be stern or goofy, close or distant, helpful or harmful; the variations are endless, and no two relationships with a father [...]

Whether it’s research, Google searching, job searching, God searching, or soul-searching, we’re constantly on the lookout. We search for the right word, for the finest people, for the best possibilities, for the clearest answers. We scour databases and search engines for the information we seek. We search SMITH for Six-Word Memoirs to connect to. While [...]

Whether we’re late night partiers or just like to curl up with a movie and our pet cat, we all have strong feelings about Friday. If you’re lucky, the end of the workweek means relaxation and time spent doing your favorite activities (like sixing for SMITH Magazine!) that you haven’t had a chance for since [...]