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Six Words at Drama Camp

Thursday, September 30th, 2010

When I wake up in the morning, I just never know what six-word delight Google Alerts will bring. Today, I was greeted by a YouTube video from “MissDiamondDancer,” reporting on what she did last summer. She explains: “At camp this summer I was in the drama major. In this class we had to write [...]

“Quit vegetarianism, confirmed lesbianism, conquering perfectionism.” The Best-Six-Word Memoirs of the Week

Friday, September 10th, 2010

New York streets became models’ runways for Fashion Week, footballs are flying, and the President helped put the kibosh on a burning Koran. All the while, your Six-Word Memoirsgave us a reason to look past the insanity. Here are six six-worders we love from the week ending September 10. Click on each author’s name to [...]

“Katrina: destruction, disgrace, humanity. My name.” The Best Six-Word Memoirs of the Week

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

Obama sent troops home, Paris got into another pickle, and Earl reminded us that Mother Nature means business. Through our ups and down, the calm and the storm, your Six-Word Memoirs were like (fill in your own metaphor here SMITH readers—it’s been a long week). Here are six six-worders we love from the week [...]

“Wishing I didn’t love Krispy Kremes.” Six Words in the World

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

From themed contests, like Talbots’ call for memoirs about your beloved denim jeans, to recommendations from book-lovin’ librarians like Sarah, the shapes and form people apply to the Six-Word Memoir project are always just a Google Alert away. Here are some of our recent finds.
“Wishing I didn’t love Krispy Kremes.” Rachelle Gardner declares her [...]

Six Words From Tea to Sea

Sunday, August 15th, 2010

I’m a relatively new intern, and am so impressed with the constant flow of creative ideas that are inspired by SMITH’s Six-Word Memoirs. Just when I think there couldn’t possibly be more, my Google Alerts shows me otherwise, sending me new blogs, sites, and projects to check out every single day. Here are some of [...]

The Gallery of Sixes: “Picking Strawberries Is Such Delicious Work”

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

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.

“Wanna Be Kissed Beneath the Fireworks.” The Best Six of the Week

Friday, July 9th, 2010

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 [...]

“Called on God, got his machine.” The Best Six of the Week

Friday, July 2nd, 2010

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 [...]

“Sent him home to his wife.” The Best Six of the Week

Friday, June 25th, 2010

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 [...]

“An Unadulterated Thrill of a Lifetime”—Six-Words & The Tony Awards

Friday, June 11th, 2010

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, [...]

 
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