BlingerThursday 3/28/13

Consider “Open” and “Two Kinds” one more time. How do these memoirs help both the authors and the readers make sense of the world?

Six Word MemoirYup, it’s exactly what you think.

For Sale:Baby Shoes, Never Worn

Well, I thought it was funny.-Stephen Colbert

70 years, few tears, hairy ears.- Bill Querengesser

• Extremely responsible, secretly longed for spontaneity.- Sabra Jennings

• The psychic said I'd be richer.- Elizabeth Bernstein

• A Philosophy major. Fries with that?

• Painful nerd kid, happy nerd adult.- Linda Williamson

• Try this first:

• Write your six word memoir.• Accompany your memoir with an image that

conveys your story in some way.

Nouns Verbs Adjectives

learning to let go—

sometimes.

PERFECTIONIST

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