Tim McGrathįourteen years old, story still untold. Jancee DunnĪlmost a victim of my family. A memoir, on the other hand, is much more. An autobiography typically spans a persons entire life and contains intricate details like the writers family history and childhood. The main difference is that a memoir is more focused. Professor/poet morphs into Poet/professor. Autobiography Memoirs are typically classified as a subgenre of the autobiography. Never really finished anything, except cake.
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Phil Sweetĭiscovered moral code via Judy Blume. Learned eventually, Billy Crystal, not Salinger. John Godfreyįrom teen witch to queen bitch. Emmeline FriedmanĪct two curtain brought dramatic improvements. Caroline Klineīlame Catholic Church for bad knees. Mormon feminist loves husband, hates patriarchy. Christopher Clukeyįormer Boss: “Writing’s your worst skill!”- Amy Tan First, as a man who is intelligent and works very hard to earn a well off life. School geek married a luscious cheerleader. Period 6 Six Word Memoir My memoir, worker,tall,friend,compassionate,cocky,smart represents Steve Randle. Johan BaumeisterĮx-wife and contractor now have house. Larry Smithīad brakes discovered at high speed. Here are just a few examples of Six-Word Memoirs from people across the world, including a few names you may recognize.
A compelling Six-Word Memoir also provokes three more important words from those who receive it: Tell me more. Above all, six words is a great way for anyone and everyone to start telling their story. The six-word constraint forces us to figure out the essence of who we are and what matters most. In hospitals and veterans’ groups, at after-school programs and houses of worship, around dinner tables and (naturally) during speed dates, the six-word concept has been used to foster understanding, ease communication, and break the ice. We call these short life stories “Six-Word Memoirs,” a personal twist on the form that, according to literary lore, Hemingway started when challenged in a bar to write a whole novel in just six words: “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.”Įight years and more than one million stories later, the six-word concept has become a bestselling book series, a teaching tool used across the world, and a powerful way to spur on self-expression for anyone and everyone.
Since 2006, I’ve been asking people to sum up their lives in exactly six words on the storytelling community I founded, Six Words from SMITH Magazine. Larry Smith’s event: Six Words for My Mother This piece was submitted by Larry Smith as part of the 2015 PEN World Voices Online Anthology.
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