the story of six-word memoirs
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When Hemingway wrote the six-word novel "For sale: baby shoes, never worn," he didn’t know he’d inspired one the hottest storytelling trends of the modern age. But with four books and 300,000+ online submissions later, SMITH Magazine's Six-Word Memoirs [sixwordmemoirs.com] have become a part of the national conversation. Larry Smith tells the story of the Six-Word Memoir project.TRANSCRIPT
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For sale: Baby shoes, never worn.
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Class clown, class president, town drunk.—Victor Goad
Married by Elvis. Divorced by Friday.—G.M. Rouse
Catholic girls. Jersey. It’s all true.—Mary Elizabeth Williams
One life. Six words. What’s yours?
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Down for maintenance,
be back soon.—Greylond Sherman
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After Harvard, had baby with crackhead. —Robin Templeton
Being a monk stunk. Better gay.—Bob Redman
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Life has gone to the dogs. —Ted Rheingold, CEO Dogster
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Eight thousand orgasms, only one baby. —Neal Pollack
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Found on Craigslist: table, apartment, fiancé.—Becki Lee
According to Facebook, we broke up.
—Jonathan B.
Yes, you can edit my biography.—Jimmy Wales
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Nine years stacked within my soul. —Laura S., age 9
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300,000+ Six-Word Memoirs!
“You could spend a lifetime brainstorming.” —The New Yorker
“Let’s dub this American Haiku.”
— St. Louis Post Dispatch
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Make it easy.
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Empower the crowd.
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….and set the crowd free.
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Add a touch of celebrity.
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Have a Jewish mother.
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The exits were entrances in disguise.—Shannon B., from SMITHTeens.com
Keep moving.
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Six is everywhere. (Just look around.)
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