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.
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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
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This week: Boo Halloween, boohoo Kardashians, and whoa—seventh billion baby. Like the sensational headlines, Six-Word Memoirs at SMITH evoke a range of reactions from giggles to sighs. Read the best memoirs of the week and share your own reactions in the comments section below. Plus, click on each author’s name to read more of their [...]

This week, Joe the Plumber launched his campaign for Congress, Anya Ayoung-Chee won Project Runway and future British princesses gained equal rights to the throne. Universes full of possibilities for them all, and those writing Six-Word Memoirs at SMITH were contemplating their own, from babies to jobs to a certain spooky holiday. Below are the [...]

This week, dozens of zoo animals ran free, a tattooed Barbie caused controversy, and a dictator met a violent end. These headlining stories reflect life’s various levels of chaos. Perhaps seeking order out of the extraordinary, Six-Word Memoirs offered distillations of local lives and global affairs in small, inspired bites. Below are the best memoirs [...]

In the news this week, The Simpsons faced cancellation but negotiated renewal, Seattle’s self-proclaimed superhero Phoenix Jones shrugged off his day in court and vowed to continue fighting crime, and the Occupy protests continued growing despite dozens of arrests nationwide. Mirroring the themes in the headlines, many SMITH members wrote Six-Word Memoirs about their personal [...]