[Game] Six Word Memoir

[Alyra]

In my AP Lang class the other day, we did these things called "6 word memoirs." These memoirs come from a story about Hemingway. As the story goes, Hemingway was challenged to a bet in a bar. The bet was this: Hemingway would, if he was as good of a writer as he boasted, create an amazing story in no more than six words. And he did. His story was this: "For sale, baby shoes, never worn."

Which is amazing. What happened to the baby? Why were the shoes never worn? Gah, so much genius in one sentence...

ANYWAY. The six word memoir is simple: can you write your life story in exactly six words?

My favorites from class:

• Halle Berry is my favorite berry.
• Pizza is food, so is computer.
• There's water at the finish line.
• Wouldn't've been worth it if caught.
• Sometimes, sh*t happens. Just keep swimming.

I came up with a couple as well:

• Funny, my soul doesn't feel old...
• Sometimes, my dogs judge me harshly.
• Clumsily running through fashion and books.
• Smile. Snicker. Crash. Laugh. Rinse. Repeat.

What are yours, Mizahar?

[Nickolai Marin]

Off the top of my head:

• Full of life, and then nothing.

[Ashen Shrike]

Clock hands murder. Cast-less, curtains close.

or

Darkness falls. Red glows only multiply.

or

The angels have fallen, erupting earth.

When you say life stories, do you mean an entire life?

[Zhol]

Kind of a mix of memoirs and fortune cookie wisdom -

• I'm always running out of time.
• Too much started; not enough finished.
• Socially anxious, except behind a keyboard.
• Funny, it didn't taste that bad.
• Whatever happens, never wait to pee.

My favourite six-word thing is Spike Milligan's alleged last words, though -

• I told you I was ill.

[Ashen Shrike]

Darkness is gravity; wingless I'll soar.

There we go, life in a nutshell.

[Alyra]

"I told you I was ill." Haha, that is so beautiful and yet so sad.

I can relate to almost all of yours, Zhol. "Whatever happens, never wait to pee." needs to be on a shirt.

[Cyril]

I look for you in everyone.

;_; Not mine, though, I found it on reddit. I lack so much creativity it's rediculous, lol.

[Thomas Cosa]

How about...

She'd promised to leave soon, anyway.

Whatever, dinner was too cold to eat.

I'm not really sure I got this exercise, but I hoped these were OK, haha.

[Khara]

My life summed up:

I swear, cat, stop biting me


I can probably come up with something more poetic later but that felt apt at the moment.

[Zhol]

My life summed up:

I swear, cat, stop biting me

But Gozer is hungry, puny human