While getting my daily dose of NPR today (total nerd, I know) they did a segment on some people who are compiling a book of 6 word memoirs. Apparently this isn't a new idea...they opened the segment by sharing an anecdote of someone asking Hemingway to write a six word novel. He penned:
For sale: baby shoes. Never worn.
Amazing! Whole story told right there. It reminded me of my favorite super bowl ad.
I was inspired to write my own and without hardly thinking about it at all I came up with:
Still can't get what I want.
I realized how selfish and ugly and ungrateful that sounded so I wrote a second chapter:
But I have what I need.
(I think I was subconsciously channeling the Stones) I guess that that's actually a 12 word memoir which is cheating but I'll just use them one at a time depending on my attitude (hopefully the first will hide away most the time).
In a world where we're learning to express ourselves in 140 characters or less I thought the 6 word memoir was very clever.
You should try it and submit them...I'd love to read them.
That reminds me of when Chris Smith saw me this last fall and he said describe what your life is like now in 5 words. Immediately, without even thinking I replied, "Still live with the parents". Maybe that's when I decided to move out!
ReplyDeleteI told my mom you said that. Because I thought it was funny and somehow she got mad at me.
ReplyDeleteI don't get it either.
I have my seniors do this! They're not always so creative. I'm not sure I could do it. I'm a chicken :)
ReplyDeleteI will have to think about this. All that is coming now is thinking about diapers, binkis and slobbery kisses. Hopefully that isn't my entire life in a nutshell.
ReplyDeleteHere is the first one that came to mind. And, like yours, sounds depressing and bitter... I will have to write a second chapter like you did. Here is the knee-jerk reaction (prob. bc I just read your "polygamy" post) :
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, accomplished, and lonely: walking oxymoron.
Like I said, don't think of me as uber-cynical... maybe this would be a more accurate picture:
Expects men to be mind readers.
Dang it! Still kind of downer-esque.
Ok, the inspiration just hit.. and I think this is the most accurate picture for both of us Heath:
Guided, blessed, and waiting for more.