Legend has it… • Ernest Hemingway was challenged to write a whole novel in six words. • His version? • For sale: Baby shoes; never worn.
• Never really finished anything, except cake. • Carletta Perkins
• Not quite what I was planning. • Summer Grimes
• I managed not to destroy anything. • Tucker Frazier
6 word memoirs have become so popular lately that there is a website dedicated to them. Several books have been published, including one written entirely by teens called I Can’t Keep My Own Secrets.
Eventually, I’ll make my own breakfast. –Sam Z.
• You’re the parent, act like one. –Anais V.
• I only tell truth in journals. –Rachel W.
• Money’s tight; thankfully imagination is free. –Vanessa E.
• I seriously love school bean burritos. – Kenna J.
• They screamed “nobody. ” I believed them. –Andrew C.
• Can’t stop taking pictures of myself. – Kacey K.
• Exaggeration is the spice of life. –Eve G.
• Aspiration: colonize Mars. You’re not invited. –Jordan H.
• I resent people who ignore grammar. – Molly S.
• I never got my Hogwarts letter. –Deanna H.
• Googled what he called me. Ouch. –Emily L.
• Me plus brother equals total disaster. – Zachary M.
• Lost myself for popular kids’ approval. – Kimberly G.
• Chose happiness over anger and hate. – Samsara R.
• Coach ignored me. He’ll regret it. –Maeve M.
• Still have nightmares of sixth grade. – Jackie V.