Sometimes it starts to bug me that my obsession with personal storytelling can be so devoid of, well, other people. When I “favorite” a six-word memoir that makes me feel so close to the writer, I do it behind my macbook screen alone it my bedroom. So I always welcome an opportunity to hold a [...]

We thought we were impressed when the students from the Writopia writing program sent in their six-word memoirs. They were sensitive, thoughtful, and clever. Some were mega-meta, spanning Hemingway to high school and back again. But that was nothing compared to the talent and poise these kids exude in person.
Reading at the beautiful Jefferson [...]