Monday, February 13, 2017

Brevity (Blog #2)

Hi Class,

Your second assignment is to read the NPR article about writing six word memoirs. 6 words you ask? How can you write a complete story in just 6 words? It is a challenge, but in writing each word holds weight, each word should be chosen carefully:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18768430

It is is rumored that Hemingway was once asked to write a story in six words. The result? "For sale: baby shoes, never worn."This is the ultimate in brevity.

And so I have been writing my own six word memoirs. Here are some of the results:

Always taking chances on Prince Charming
Found my soul on the beach
Conservative English teacher: secretly a rebel
Have cat and child, will travel
Married, Divorced, then fell in love
Living life as if on vacation
Old soul at 8, young at 36
Life got in way of writing
Lost soul mate, found real one

Now, I'd like each of you to post to this blog, your own six word memoir of your life. THen in a few days, return to the blog and read each other's memoirs and comment on a few.

Enjoy!

Ms. Z.
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38 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 14, 2017 at 4:37 AM

    I'd argue it was worth it.

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 14, 2017 at 4:41 AM

    after that, nothing was the same.

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 14, 2017 at 4:43 AM

    I want a honey dip Bagel.

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 14, 2017 at 4:43 AM

    I love dogs, I have two

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  5. AnonymousFebruary 14, 2017 at 4:43 AM

    I love dogs, I have two

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  6. AnonymousFebruary 14, 2017 at 4:44 AM

    always waiting for the summer freedom

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  7. AnonymousFebruary 14, 2017 at 4:44 AM

    Quit before it is too late.

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  8. AnonymousFebruary 14, 2017 at 4:46 AM

    I moved from England to America

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  9. AnonymousFebruary 14, 2017 at 4:46 AM

    Didn't realize how lucky I was

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  10. AnonymousFebruary 14, 2017 at 4:47 AM

    I am always grounded in art

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  11. AnonymousFebruary 14, 2017 at 4:47 AM

    Taking every opportunity that is given

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  12. AnonymousFebruary 14, 2017 at 4:47 AM

    Try new things, it's worth it.

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  13. AnonymousFebruary 14, 2017 at 4:48 AM

    Never give up hope. Always compete.

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  14. AnonymousFebruary 14, 2017 at 4:48 AM

    Travels often, hates long car rides

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  15. AnonymousFebruary 14, 2017 at 4:50 AM

    Cherish every moment of your life

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  16. AnonymousFebruary 15, 2017 at 4:42 AM

    He hates doing what he loves.

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  17. AnonymousFebruary 15, 2017 at 4:43 AM

    Don't be busy, just be productive

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  18. AnonymousFebruary 15, 2017 at 4:47 AM

    Music opens the mind and heart.

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  19. AnonymousFebruary 15, 2017 at 4:53 AM

    Love is like rose with thorns

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  20. AnonymousFebruary 15, 2017 at 4:54 AM

    It taught me to feel again.

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  21. AnonymousFebruary 15, 2017 at 4:59 AM

    Wishing time away until its gone

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  22. AnonymousFebruary 15, 2017 at 5:00 AM

    Just another stranger in this world.

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    1. AnonymousFebruary 15, 2017 at 7:30 AM

      We're all strangers before meeting

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  23. AnonymousFebruary 15, 2017 at 5:01 AM

    take a break appreciate the moment

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  24. AnonymousFebruary 15, 2017 at 5:13 AM

    At least I have thicker skin.

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  25. AnonymousFebruary 15, 2017 at 7:30 AM

    I like to listen to music.

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  26. AnonymousFebruary 15, 2017 at 2:05 PM

    That moment changed me for good.

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  27. AnonymousFebruary 15, 2017 at 4:44 PM

    I should be studying right now

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  28. AnonymousFebruary 16, 2017 at 6:00 AM

    Not very lucky, still very hopeful.

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  29. AnonymousFebruary 16, 2017 at 6:01 AM

    Maybe sleep will make it better.

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  30. AnonymousFebruary 17, 2017 at 5:30 AM

    Yikes, that one was a mistake

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  31. AnonymousFebruary 17, 2017 at 5:31 AM

    Wanna go get food? I'm hungry.

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  32. AnonymousFebruary 17, 2017 at 5:35 AM

    Never too high, never too low.

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  33. AnonymousFebruary 26, 2017 at 8:08 PM

    Warriors blew a three-one lead

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  34. jenFebruary 27, 2017 at 5:01 AM

    These are awesome!!!

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