Six Word Memoirs CHALLENGE

by Compound Fracture

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Six-word-memoirs Challenge

37signals (http://www.37signals.com/svn/posts/846-six-sells) is running a story about “six word memoirs”, and I thought it might make a good challenge.

RULES

1. Write a memoir (story about a significant event in your life, or something encompassing your entire life as a whole).

2. It must be exactly SIX WORDS LONG

3. If your memoir is under the minimum 64 character limit (good job!), hit return a few times then fill up to 64 characters with periods….......

EXAMPLE

“My niece dances, I grow younger.”

Prequels

Write a prequel

Sequels

Write a sequel

Comments

Average Reader Rating: 5.0 stars out of 5

  1. Six Word Memoirs CHALLENGE

    Kevin Lawver's Buddy Icon Kevin Lawver

    Posted 5 months ago

    I love six-word memoirs!! http://smithmag.net has a whole section of them and ran a contest on twitter last year for ‘em. Can you tag it “newchallenge” so I can put it up on the blog?

  2. Six Word Memoirs CHALLENGE

    yoITSme's Buddy Icon yoITSme

    Posted 5 months ago

    i accidently entered two!! pick which ever one is better

  3. Six Word Memoirs CHALLENGE

    THX 0477's Buddy Icon THX 0477

    Posted 5 months ago

    So far my vote is for pens&feathers’ entry—cute, funny, taunting and something I could relate to.
    LoA

  4. Six Word Memoirs CHALLENGE

    Melia's Buddy Icon Melia

    Posted 5 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I really want to do this challenge but I’m finding it incredibly difficult :) Which is a sign of a good challenge methinks. /Off to try and think of something for it. Back later. Way later.

  5. Six Word Memoirs CHALLENGE

    Alexa ♥'s Buddy Icon Alexa ♥

    Posted 5 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Really takes “minimalism” to a whole new level, doesn’t it?

  6. Six Word Memoirs CHALLENGE

    J.B. Williams' Buddy Icon J.B. Williams

    Posted 5 months ago

    I gotta agree with Alexa on this one. Extremely minimal. But it makes you do actual work in responding.

  7. Six Word Memoirs CHALLENGE

    Compound Fracture's Buddy Icon Compound Fracture

    Posted 5 months ago

    Minimalist, perhaps. However, if there is one thing that has surprised me, it’s the incredible depth and richness of ideas that can be contain in but six small words.

  8. Six Word Memoirs CHALLENGE

    Tad Winslow's Buddy Icon Tad Winslow

    Posted 5 months ago

    Minimalism can be very rich. Less is more and that old chestnut. Superb challenge. Have you read Hemmingway’s 6 word story? He says it was the greatest story he ever wrote.

  9. Six Word Memoirs CHALLENGE

    Tad Winslow's Buddy Icon Tad Winslow

    Posted 5 months ago

    Ernest Hemmingway :

    “For sale: baby shoes, never used.”

  10. Six Word Memoirs CHALLENGE

    Ana Cristina's Buddy Icon Ana Cristina

    Posted 5 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Oh, I remember reading that 6 word story by Hemingway! It always made me sad…
    Well, this has been fabulous challenge. I don’t know what’s been more fun – participating myself or reading the entries of others. :-)
    LoA

  11. Six Word Memoirs CHALLENGE

    Stovohobo's Buddy Icon Stovohobo

    Posted 5 months ago

    Wow. This may be the most entries for a challenge that I’ve ever seen. Great challenge.

  12. Six Word Memoirs CHALLENGE

    Lone Writer's Buddy Icon Lone Writer

    Posted 5 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Yeah, I agree with Stovohobo!
    0.o

  13. Six Word Memoirs CHALLENGE

    One Time, One Chance's Buddy Icon One Time, One Chance

    Posted 5 months ago

    holy.
    snippets.
    that’s a LOT of entries.
    i have multiple ideas, and to save space i’ll put them all on one entry.

  14. Six Word Memoirs CHALLENGE

    Compound Fracture's Buddy Icon Compound Fracture

    Posted 5 months ago

    And it’s still going strong {:0-]<
    It’s going to be tough to pick a winner!

  15. Six Word Memoirs CHALLENGE

    Stagger Lee's Buddy Icon Stagger Lee

    Posted 5 months ago

    Excellent exercise/challenge.

  16. Six Word Memoirs CHALLENGE

    flute faerie's Buddy Icon flute faerie

    Posted 5 months ago

    Geez, this has to be the best challenge yet!

  17. Six Word Memoirs CHALLENGE

    i live NYLSC's Buddy Icon i live NYLSC

    Posted 4 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    woah baby there is 107 of them

  18. Six Word Memoirs CHALLENGE

    Compound Fracture's Buddy Icon Compound Fracture

    Posted 4 months ago

    It’s crazy. And they’re all so darn good.

  19. Six Word Memoirs CHALLENGE

    Trying to Blend's Buddy Icon Trying to Blend

    Posted 4 months ago

    OMG , I don’t know how many of these are too many, I do have a few…but this challenge follows me beyond my computer time here…this was a great one and I’d like to rate is 5 *s again!!

  20. Six Word Memoirs CHALLENGE

    1369ic's Buddy Icon 1369ic

    Posted 4 months ago

    Nice exercise. Thanks for the challenge.

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