At the top of our Six Words homepage, right beside Topics, is the recently-added tab: Teens. This section features Six-Word Memoirs just like the ones throughout our site, except these memoirs have been crafted by teens and for teens. These young adults are the main players in the “heads-down culture,” who seem to have their eyes forever glued to a screen. However, these same tech-obsessed teenagers are experiencing love, facing challenges and forming dreams. SixTeens gives young thinkers a place to address their experiences and take on the very world that’s influencing them.

These Teen Sixers aren’t going unnoticed, either. In a recent post, Six-Word Memoirist G_Austin pointed out what we at Six Words have known all along—teens have a lot to say and plenty that’s worth reading. Click the memoir to check out his backstory with some recent SixTeens favorites:

They sure do. At times it’s surprising that some of these Sixes come from teens, while it’s clear there are some observations only a teen could make. Here are just a few examples, each with backstories and a peek into just what it’s like to be a teen today.

Our teen writers have been so impressive that we have two books in the Six-Word Memoir series featuring teens and students:

Teens can click here to start crafting memoirs and reading posts from like-minded youth from across the country and worldwide. And adults will find SixTeens is a great conversation starter with a group that is notoriously reluctant to talk (outside of their peers). For teens who have something to say but don’t know where to begin, SixTeens is a great place to start! —McKenzie Merriman