One of the most exciting parts of our recent Six-Word Memoir project redesign is how we’re highlighting some of the Six Worders done visually. Here’s a recent submission from SMITH Mag member Teri Casper—words that are indeed a delicious summer six.

Each week, we try to keep our cool amongst a heat wave of new Six-Word Memoirs. Here are six six-worders we love from the week ending July 9. Click on each author’s name to check out more memoirs.
Most Predictably Bad Ending: “Don’t let ex cut your hair.” —Numbersandlettersonly321
Best Lesson in Sustainability: “Depression-era grandma found belly-button [...]

Each week, you light up SMITH’s sky with an explosion of self-expression in the form of Six-Word Memoirs. Here are six six-worders we love from the week ending July 2. Click on each author’s name to check out more memoirs.
Best Narrative Arc: “Unused wedding dress cut into tampons.” —LisaMoans
Most In Need of a [...]

Each week, you send in more Six-Word Memoirs than we can count. But we do, because it’s sort of like our job. Here are six six-worders we love from the week ending June 25. Click on each author’s name to check out more memoirs.
Most Careless Heartbreaker: “Probably should’ve hidden her love note.” —Tsia
Most Cause for [...]

Picture this: It’s the big luncheon to honor the Tony Award nominees at The Plaza Hotel. The place is wall to wall with some of the finest actors, directors, composers, and set designers of our time. Liev Schreiber’s here. So are Kelsey Grammer and Scarlett Johansson. There’s Denzel Washington, Christopher Walken, Valerie Harper, Angela Lansbury, [...]

Each week, we bow our heads humbly as you share brilliant Six-Word Memoirs. Here are six (seven, actually) we love from the week ending May 21. Click on each author’s name to check out more memoirs.
Didn’t See That Sixth Word Coming: “Fantasize running naked in snow. (Menopause.)” -thebeachisgud
We Read the Six Today, Oh Boy: “Back [...]

When people ask me, “How was your day?” I never really know the straightforward, completely appropriate answer. “Good,” “bad,” and “okay” are too short. And I’m sure the person listening to you doesn’t want to hear you rattle off everything you did today.
One approach: answer in six words.
Inspired by SMITH’s Six-Word Memoir project, Austin [...]

We asked you to submit Six-Word MOMoirs in tribute of Mother’s Day and the response was overwhelming! It didn’t take a Freud to analyze the importance of moms from the thousands of MOMoirs we received, but it did take a lot of tough decision making to choose our winners.
Our winners of Six-Word MOMoirs on being [...]

Each week, you send in hundreds of Six-Word Memoirs. Here are six we love from the week ending May 7. Click on each author’s name to check out more memoirs he or she’s written.
Six in the News: “Leaving the United States. Entering Arizona,” by Loon
Best Use of Technology: “Photoshop makes me younger and younger,” by [...]

Each week, you send in hundreds of Six-Word Memoirs. Here are six we love from the week of April 19. Click on each author’s name for to see more memoirs he or she has penned.
Wittiest six: “Tried quitting. Close but still cigar.” —lmattozz
Six heady words: “In my head, things went differently.” — Alex Mess
That [...]