Six-Word Memoirs
Submissions 1 - 10
suuuure, bring your junk over here.
Looking forward to going home, tomorrow.
Haven't quite figured it out yet.
Je parle francais un petit peu.
ok now answer me something deep.
buckets hung from trunks; Maples gift
Frustration is: Utility providers and banks.
My portfolio is, as yet, unfinished.
Be Christian without the megaphone, please.
People generalize all the time. Ironic.
The Six Sequel is Here!
"It All Changed in an Instant"
"It All Changed in an Instant: More Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous & Obscure" features 1,0000 Six-Word Memoirs by Sarah Silverman, Malcolm Gladwell, Frank McCourt, Art Spiegelman, Junot Diaz, Gay Talese, Amy Tan—and hundreds of never-before published writers.
Six-Word Memoirs: The Video Story
The World of Six
We've compiled a collection of great videos exploring six-word memoirs, from our events and beyond. Check them out, then create your own and let us know. We'll feature it here!
Mrs. Nixon's Third-Graders' Six-Word Storybook
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The Original Six-Word Memoirs Book
Not Quite What I was Planning: Six Word Memoirs from Writers Famous and Obscure collects almost 1,000 six-word memoirs, including additions from many celebrities including Stephen Colbert, Amy Sedaris, Dave Eggers, Richard Ford, Deepak Chopra, Moby, and more. A New York Times bestseller and subject of hundreds of stories from The New Yorker to NPR and hailed as "American haiku," SMITH's book of six-word memoirs is both a moving peek at the minutia of humanity and the most inspirational toilet reading you'll ever find.
Six-Word Memoirs: The Legend
Legend has it that Hemingway was once challenged to write a story in only six words. His response? “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.” Starting in 2006, SMITH Magazine re-ignited the recountre by asking our readers for their own six-word memoirs. They sent in short life stories in droves, from the bittersweet (“Cursed with cancer, blessed with friends”) and poignant (“I still make coffee for two”) to the inspirational (“Business school? Bah! Pop music? Hurrah”) and hilarious (“I like big butts, can’t lie”).