your life in six words.

legend has it that Hemingway was once challenged to write a story in only six words. his response?
"for sale: baby shoes, never worn.”

the world's shortest story inspired writer Larry Smith who wondered what memoirs people might be able to concoct in just six words. so he began www.smithmag.net/sixwords/ which, to date, has received 30,000 contributions, the best of which have been published in a book. this experiment reminds me of postsecret in some ways.

i'm moved by how so many people today are longing to tell their stories.  whether on postcards or in really short stories...below are a few of the 6 word stories that range from raw, bittersweet, depressing and humorous:

"revenge is living well without you."

"was father. boys died. still sad."

"clever with numbers. not with men."

"met young. got married. still infatiuated."

"raised by lunatics. still in recovery."

"work in progress. come back later."

"i like big butts, can't lie."

what six words would you use to describe your life?

Comments

[Jessica Kast-Keat]

Oh Steve, I really liked this...I submitted what I did to the website...here it is...

Birth. Murder. Suicide. Adoption. I belong.

Thanks for showing me that website. I think I shall play around with it more.