— Tell Us a Story —
Keep It Short
February 29 was the deadline for this year’s Six Word Memoir contest. Maybe you never heard of the contest? Here’s just a bit of history: Legend has it that Ernest Hemingway was once challenged to write a story in only six words. His response? “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.” In November 2006, Larry Smith, founder of what was then called SMITH Magazine, gave the six-word novel a personal twist by asking his readers to describe their lives in exactly six words. He called these brief life stories Six-Word Memoirs.
The stories arrived in droves, and the Six-Word Memoir project was born. More than 1.5 million people have shared their six-word memoirs on SixWordMemoirs.com.
And here, over two dozen of Letters’ regular contributors share theirs.
Inspired to write your own? We’d love to see them! Just send your six words to editor@camprehoboth.com. Help us keep the fun alive in the April issue. ▼
Blue, sunny skies are for me!
Leslie Ledogar
He was. That was his gift.
Clarence Fluker
I was happiest simply being myself.
Christopher Moore
Woman who lives to feel free.
Patti Cinelli
Got mad, got active, found words.
Richard Rosendall
‘Twas my work that saved me.
Marj Shannon
Guncle Schedulina making impact through purpose.
Wes Combs
I’m still growing. And that’s okay.
Stephen Raskauskas
He didn’t drink nearly enough wine.
Eric Peterson
Crawl, run, run, run, run, run.
Terri Schlichenmeyer
People, places, experiences I have relished!
Mary Jo Tarallo
When in doubt always choose kindness.
Laurie Thompson
I look for you daily. Still.
Tara Lynn Johnson
Paris honeymoon over 9/11–scary, somber.
David Garrett
Perfectly Normal. No, really, I am.
Beth Shockley
New York writer dyke. Loves bagels.
Ann Aptaker
Indentured, war, music, farming informs identity.
Kim Leisey
Boys, beaches, bars: the gay trifecta.
Robert Dominic
Writer, Producer, Provocateur, Pop Culture Aficionado
Michael Cook
Above average with flashes of brilliance.
Sharon Morgan
Born of librarians, I relished words.
Nancy Sakaduski
Kindness never prevails, unless it’s reciprocated
Eric Wahl
Coast to coast, community, heart fulfilled.
Leslie Sinclair
Still doubting that I’ve done enough.
Jeff Dannis
Where I couldn’t walk, I ran.
Ed Castelli
Of course I embellish. I’m Southern.
Rich Barnett
Confused, OUT! Joyous, Bonnie, Rehoboth, Heaven!
Fay Jacobs
Still figuring out who I am.
Michael Thomas Ford
It was only me I needed.
Mikey Rox