That way, no matter who you’re talking to, you’ll know their life story and they’ll know yours. It could be fun to have a Memoir Party with guests printing out their six-word bios on a name tag. These may be short, but they speak volumes about each person’s life. Nineteen Forty-nine to Two thousand… something. Wandering imagination opens doors to Paradise. Kevin ClarkĮveryone who loved me is dead. Following is a selection from Smith’s book to whet your appetites. To reduce one’s life into six words can result in the sharpest, most insightful, and touching writing imaginable. We thought it would intrigue expat writers to take part in a similar effort. They entitled it “Not Quite What I Was Planning” a title taken directly from a six-word memoir by 25-year-old hairdresser Summer Grimes of St. At the rate of 500 submissions each day, Smith had plenty of six-word biographical shorties for a book which made it to the New York Times Best Seller List. There’s a legend about Hemingway that says he once rose to the challenge of writing a story in six words, turning in the poignant “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.”Ī similar challenge was recently made to readers of Smith Magazine and the response from both famous and not-so famous writers was staggering. Hemingway’s work is an example, and one reason why he’s a favorite of writers.
Great writers all give the same advice: boil your words down until only the best and briefest are left in the pot. Pascal said “The letter I have written today is longer than usual because I lacked the time to make it shorter.” Polonius, a character in Shakespeare’s Hamlet, said “Brevity is the soul of wit.” (That line was later paraphrased by Dorothy Parker who said “Brevity is the soul of lingerie.”) Writers’ Alert: there’s something new - a memoir in only six words. Boisterous gas freed, relief, remorse, pride Cliff Gray.
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Archive of articles classified as 'Funny' Male It’s an older driver’s license. Many retirees living in Mexico turn to public service, others study Spanish or travel, still others live out a lifelong ambition - writing their memoirs. About News Categories Random Submit Facebook Twitter. So much to do and for once, so much time in which to do it. Some expatriates muse knowingly that retirement is a state of bliss, while others declare emphatically that it’s the State of Jalisco.
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