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Six-Word Search: Reading Between the Lines

Sunday, July 14th, 2013

By Yael Roberts

from LenEdgerly on flickr

For many of us, summer evokes kicking back and reading on the beach with a Kindle in one hand and a cold drink in the other. But are we really “reading?” Reading has always been connected to books.

Yet haven’t we always read road signs and menus, labels and ads? Words are everywhere. And we’ve always read between the lines, read other people’s minds, and read signals until we read too much into things. Reading has always been beyond the page. It’s not about pronouncing words, but about understanding the world. It turns out, reading hasn’t changed much, but maybe where and when we do it has. And today, we still read to write, or in some cases type. So read the following Six-Word Memoirs about reading in all forms and functions. Then, write your own for someone else to read.

Reading binge gave me reading hangover.
tiggerpuss

Felt old, reading paperback on train.
MotorCityMich

Reading pre-email letters. Incredibly nostalgic. Surreal.
Amapola

Two kids gone. Three hours reading.
MO_Thoughts2

They’re reading fanfiction. Together. How intimate.
Brilliant

Prefer reading menu than Petraeus drama.
jl333

Reading memoirs. Drinking wine. Excellent combo.
Susan_Breeden

Seeing scars is reading ghost stories.
BrettZ

Former boss reading my Facebook wall.
Bevvie

Can’t stop re-reading all your texts.
smallsaddenedsearching

Discovered my destiny reading alphabet soup.
BanjoDan

I am my own reading material.
montsse

Can’t unplug wife’s mind reading machine.
BanjoDan

Pleasure reading your thoughts and heart.
Steve__Anthony

Incorrectly reading between lines, my forte.
scribbling_scribe

My B.S. meter is reading “full”.
KharisJo

Reading into everything, all the time.
bohemdeb

Mixed signals or am I misreading?
Savita

Reading about writing to improve prose.
Level1

Writing is just reading in reverse.
MotorCityMich

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    Read, cry, write. It’s a movie.

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