For many of us, summer evokes kicking back and reading on the beach with a Kindle in one hand and a cold drink in the other. But are we really “reading?” Reading has always been connected to books.
Yet haven’t we always read road signs and menus, labels and ads? Words are everywhere. And we’ve always read between the lines, read other people’s minds, and read signals until we read too much into things. Reading has always been beyond the page. It’s not about pronouncing words, but about understanding the world. It turns out, reading hasn’t changed much, but maybe where and when we do it has. And today, we still read to write, or in some cases type. So read the following Six-Word Memoirs about reading in all forms and functions. Then, write your own for someone else to read.
Reading binge gave me reading hangover.
— tiggerpuss
Felt old, reading paperback on train.
— MotorCityMich
Reading pre-email letters. Incredibly nostalgic. Surreal.
— Amapola
Two kids gone. Three hours reading.
— MO_Thoughts2
They’re reading fanfiction. Together. How intimate.
— Brilliant
Prefer reading menu than Petraeus drama.
— jl333
Reading memoirs. Drinking wine. Excellent combo.
— Susan_Breeden
Seeing scars is reading ghost stories.
— BrettZ
Former boss reading my Facebook wall.
— Bevvie
Can’t stop re-reading all your texts.
— smallsaddenedsearching
Discovered my destiny reading alphabet soup.
— BanjoDan
I am my own reading material.
— montsse
Can’t unplug wife’s mind reading machine.
— BanjoDan
Pleasure reading your thoughts and heart.
— Steve__Anthony
Incorrectly reading between lines, my forte.
— scribbling_scribe
My B.S. meter is reading “full”.
— KharisJo
Reading into everything, all the time.
— bohemdeb
Mixed signals or am I misreading?
— Savita
Reading about writing to improve prose.
— Level1
Writing is just reading in reverse.
— MotorCityMich
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bevvie
nice ones as usual.