6 Word Memoirs

Some of you may have seen the bulletin board display this past month at the library.  I had up what's called "6 Word Memoirs."  It's a way people express themselves in 6 words. This is a national idea and website that you can visit: http://www.sixwordmemoirs.com/

The website explains thusly:

A Six-Word Memoir® is the story of your life—some part of it or all of it—told in exactly six words.

In classrooms and boardrooms, churches and synagogues, veteran's groups and across the dinner table, Six-Word Memoirs have become a powerful tool to catalyze conversation, spark imagination or simply break the ice.

Here on Six Words, we offer a simple platform to share the short, sharp story of your life, as well as provide daily prompts to share your six-word takes on the topics of our times.

More than half a million short stories have been shared here. Read more about six.

So give six a try—and make your words count.

Here are SOME of the examples of what the teens came up with, and I suggest you check out the website and read some GREAT memoirs!

"I choose to keep on living"

"Too far away and too quiet"

"I feel beautiful today"

(Yes, I understand this ISN'T 6 words, but I thought it was awesome and inspirational that a teen can share that!)