Legend has it that Ernest Hemmingway was once challenged to write a story in six words. Papa came back swinging with, "For sale: baby shoes, never worn." Some say he called it his best work. Others dismiss the anecdote as a literary folktale. Either way, the six-word story was born, and it's been popping around the writing world for years.
I'll share a few of my favorite six-word memoirs from the book:
Aging late bloomer yearns for do-over. Sydney Zvara
Thought long and hard. Got migraine. Lisa Levy
Wasn't born a redhead; fixed that. Andie Grace
Came, saw, conquered, had second thoughts. Harold Ramis
Followed rules, not dreams. Never again. Margaret Hellerstein
Of course, I had to play along. I wrote one for me:
You alone will not defeat me.Then, I wrote another one:
Rose-tinted glasses color my world.
Then I wrote one about the husband:
Big ego might hide true pain.
On to the oldies. I started with the Belle:
My South is my perfect paradise.
And for Hangdog:
Looking for Belle. Now and forever.
I've written many more. What would yours be? It's a fun exercise but I must caution you, it's addictive.
