“Quit vegetarianism, confirmed lesbianism, conquering perfectionism.” The Best-Six-Word Memoirs of the Week
New York streets became models' runways for Fashion Week, footballs are flying, and the President helped put the kibosh on a burning Koran. All the while, your Six-Word Memoirsgave us a reason to look past the insanity. Here are six six-worders we love from the week ending September 10. Click on each author’s name to check out more memoirs.
Best Narrative Arc: "Quit vegetarianism, confirmed lesbianism, conquering perfectionism." —CBeth
Crush That's Hopefully Most Unrequited: "Taking French. Falling for the professor.”—Joli
"Wishing I didn't love Krispy Kremes." Six Words in the World
From themed contests, like Talbots' call for memoirs about your beloved denim jeans, to recommendations from book-lovin' librarians like Sarah, the shapes and form people apply to the Six-Word Memoir project are always just a Google Alert away. Here are some of our recent finds.
"Wishing I didn't love Krispy Kremes." Rachelle Gardner declares her love for memoirs--and Krispy Kreme donuts--in a recent post on her blog, "Rants & Ramblings: On Life as a Literary Agent," in which she invited her readers to share their six-word memoirs.