Each week, we try to keep our cool amongst a heat wave of new Six-Word Memoirs. Here are six six-worders we love from the week ending July 9. Click on each author’s name to check out more memoirs.

Most Predictably Bad Ending: “Don’t let ex cut your hair.” —Numbersandlettersonly321
Best Lesson in Sustainability: “Depression-era grandma found belly-button lint useful.” —FinchGirl
Most Ironic: “Told ‘know your place,’ I left.”—Mef
Most Seasonal: “Playing connect-the-dots with my mosquito bites.”–Roaringsilence, from SMITHTeens
Best Narrative Arc: “Divorced, she married on Independence Day.”—Elizalear
Loveliest Imagery: “Wanna be kissed beneath the fireworks.” —Sandsunsea, from SMITHTeens.

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