This week: Golden Globes for the stars, a birthday for Betty White and a blackout for Wikipedia. The headlines led to colorful imagery, but have nothing on the torrent of self-expression that poured out from the Six-Word Memoir community. Below are the best memoirs of the week. For more to read, click on each author’s [...]

This week, apocalypse predictions, Tebow crushes and a celebrity baby named Blue Ivy ruled headlines. The SMITH community wrote about these and their own personal headlines via thousands of Six-Word Memoirs. Below are the best stories of the week. For more reading, click on each author’s name.
Best Backstory: “Now my sister, once my brother.” -k-lou (profile [...]

This week, SMITH kicked off the year with a new book release and a six-year anniversary to celebrate, and the SMITH community expressed excitement with praise, good wishes, and resolutions to write more Six-Word Memoirs. Below are the best memoirs of the week. For more stories, click on each author’s name.
Best Revision: “Boyfriend, career, happiness. [...]

This week, most dined, some whined, and some tried to unwind. At SMITH, the Six-Word Memoirs reflected all of this holiday activity. Plus, memoirists have been writing up their New Year’s resolutions in six words in preparation for a new beginning. Below are the best memoirs of the week, all taken  from the Six-Word Resolutions section. [...]

This week, some rushed to do last-minute shopping, and others started baked-goods gorging. Some slowed down to light candles, and others plugged in their lights. Tis the season for sixes at SMITH, a time of preparation, celebration and reflection six words at a time. Below are the best memoirs of the week. Click on [...]

This week, Facebook reminded users that it remembers everything, safety folks called for cellphone bans, and a nine-year war quietly ended. The headlines ranged from minor to momentous, much like this week’s Six-Word Memoirs. Whatever the range of meaning, SMITH members showed that six words is enough to make the minor powerful and the momentous [...]

This week an upcoming Playboy leaked a lot of Lohan, tweeting got Rick Larson’s congressional staffers and Alec Baldwin in big trouble, and Obama got his mojo back by invoking his inner-Teddy Roosevelt. Big stuff for high-profile individuals; on SMITH Six-Word Memoirists showed off both the wild and tame sides of the SMITH community in [...]

Turkey Thursday, Black Friday, Cyber Monday–as the year comes to a close, the calendar is marked up with holidays and shopping frenzies. This week, SMITH members documented the passing time and experiences in the form of Six-Word Memoirs. Below are the best memoirs of the week. Click on each author’s name for more reading.
Best Metaphor: [...]

This week, Regis retired from ‘Live!’, 84-year-old Dorli became an Occupy icon and Bradley wins Sexiest Man. Never a group to be left out of the action, SMITH members shared their own moments, large and small, and began to get into the Thanksgiving spirit along the way. Below are the best Six-Word Memoirs of the [...]

This week, voters filled in ballots, some geeked out on calendar palindromes, and others honored soldiers past and present, while SMITH members continued sharing personal stories in the form of Six-Word Memoirs. Below are the best memoirs of the week; click on each author’s name for more.
Best Juxtaposition: “Rescued by knight in shining taxi.” -notjustagirlintheworld
Best [...]