Second Edition of ‘Six-Word Memoirs’ Released
The editors of Smith Magazine, Larry Smith and Rachel Fershleiser, are on a mission to change the way we look at storytelling. Previously, among many other projects, they published the New York Times bestseller Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs By Writers Famous and Obscure (2008) where writers were given a strict word count limit. They were asked to write their own memoir in six sweet words. No more, no less.
This year, the duo put together another collection of these terse verses, this time focusing on romance. The book, Six Word Memoirs on Love & Heartbreak is available now. Here are some of the uber brief bios, from writers as well as other well-known names, found within the pages:
* “What once were two, are one.” - award-winning short story writer and journalist George Saunders
* “Lazy mornings. Sunday Times. Then: kids.” - Love Walked In author Marisa de los Santos
* “It never hurt as good again.” - fashion designer Marc Ecko
* “My life’s accomplishments? Sanity, and you.” - Eat, Pray, Love author and memoirist Elizabeth Gilbert
* “Human being, not a human doing.” - expert money saver and writer Teri Gault
* “Did a bunch of stuff … wrote.” - Trigger City author Sean Chercover
* “Not always perfect. But so worthwhile.” - model and former Playboy Playmate Lauren Anderson
The mix of folks that penned a six-word love poem goes on to include sex columnist Dan Savage, Pulitzer-Prize winning poet Robert Hass, infamous divorce lawyer Raoul Felder, self-proclaimed original supermodel Janice Dickinson, Playboy advisor Chip Rowe, and many more.
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