Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Six Word Memoirs

Between the written article, the radio story, and the "gallery" there were a lot to choose from. I am torn between two as my favorites: "Asked to quiet down. Spoke louder" and "Naively expected logical world. Acted foolishly." I will try to write one of my own later.

26 comments:

  1. Favorite from blog (radio story): "Born poor. Worked hard. Died happy." AND "Veni, vidi, but haven't vici yet"
    I think the first is adorable, but the second speaks more to who I am.

    My own: English major, shaken not stirred, y’all.

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  2. "Watching quietly from every door frame" was one of my favorites because it implies separation from others but also fondness, a hidden nurture, an innocent inquisitiveness, perhaps fear or sinister intentions as well; ever-present and pervasive secrets. Mysteriously wanting to watch out for people even when excluded. It reminds me of some of my characters.

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  3. The "Six Word Memoir" is definitely not a new concept to me. The first time I heard of it was in a church service in which the preacher mentioned several six word memoirs, including the one by Hemingway, and issued a challenge to the congregation to devise their own six word memoir. He also preached the sermon in six words: "He lived. He died. He lives."

    Here is mine: Son. Brother. Friend. Lost. Found. Repeat.

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  4. Though I'm sure I could do better. It would just involve a lot of thinking on my part.

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  5. I loved this idea. This would be a fantastic idea with students to really get at their true nature. My Six word Memoir: Spirit almost broke. Soul is strong.
    I didn't know what else to say. whatcha' think?

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  6. I also really liked this idea. Sometimes things that are short and sweet have the most powerful message. My favorite one was "Sleep, work, eat, rinse, and repeat." It's funny, but also kind of sad if that is what someone really feels their life is like.
    I'm still trying to come up with my own.

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  7. As hopeful as hopeless can be.

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  8. Pimping wasn't easy. So I quit.

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  9. I ended up writing ten of these. Here are Julia Schipani and John Stone's favorites from my list:

    Taught everyone I saw, dogs too.
    World saver, gobbled research, taught relentlessly

    I kind of liked this one from my list...
    Philosopher with fix-it complex beleaguered everyone

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  10. Get off my lawn, damn kids.

    I'm a revolutionary who doesn't dance.

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  11. I like the title of the collection of 6 word memoirs as a whole: "Not quite what I had planned." It actually works pretty well for my own memoir...I can plan, plan, and plan some more, but it's funny to look back and see how things usually turn out at least a little differently than I plan for myself sometimes.

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  12. Ron Burgandy said it best, "I'm kind of a big deal."

    I get pen all over me.
    Sometimes I am serious, but rarely.
    I pee standing up every time.
    Nobody taught me how to dougie.
    Is this real life? Nope, inception.

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  13. We used this for TWLOHA last year and even got put in a magazine! I'm pretty sure the actualy 6 word memoir page is always looking for new ideas to publish so we could totally do this with out students (anonymously) this year if we wanted? I think we had great response from it last year! My favorite because it made me laugh a little:
    After Harvard, had baby with crackhead.
    - Robin Templeton

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  14. Forest explorer, but love high heels
    I'm always looking forward to tomorrow

    hmm I like doing these, I may come up with more!

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  15. 2 favorites from the blog:
    Painful nerd kid, happy nerd adult.
    - Linda Williamson
    I asked. They answered. I wrote.
    - Sebastian Junger

    I'm not from up north, obviously.

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  16. End thread. Leslie Ann wins.

    "I'mma buy you an iPad, boo."

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  17. My favorite “six word memoir” is “Wasn’t noticed so I painted trains.” – Mare 139

    Mine – Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda, but I didn’t.

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  18. My favorite was
    "Extremely responsible, secretly longed for spontaneity" by Sabra Jennings

    This is exactly how I feel some times.

    for this site mine would be

    squiggly letters, can't read, can't submit

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  19. Andrew I know I'm being such a nerd right now but I immediately turned your comment into 6 words

    could do better, would require thinking

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  20. I dig the one Katie just posted: "Extremely responsible, secretly longed for spontaneity"

    That's me every second of every day. Hindsight is 20/20, and while I know I'm still young, if I could go back, say, 5 years, I would do the exact opposite of what I eventually did. It seemed responsible at the time, but it has all been one giant disaster.

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  21. "Being responsible hasn't paid off yet."

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  22. This one was my favorite.
    Extremely responsible, secretly longed for spontaneity.
    - Sabra Jennings

    I absolutely LOVED this video - if the teacher wants me to tomorrow, I am going to use this if I can to get to know the students.

    Here is mine.

    Blood is ink. Story is life.

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  23. I love this idea!

    One of my favorites was:
    "Getting old is not for sissies."

    Mine: "Pretending to be anything but desperate."

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  24. If you do this for too long, soon you can only think in 6 word phrases.

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  25. I really loved Steve Carell's " Well, I thought it was funny"
    This assignment was so much fun for me, I have about 30 of them that just flew out of me. I'll post a couple:

    Left-handed man, cozy home, no money
    Play, school, stage, love, work, school
    Rose, do you take this man?
    Sosie, please tell me a story.
    That actually happened to me once.
    You have to meet this guy.

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  26. Today I observed, and I learned.
    My emotions are dormant and docile.
    Burke County, Georgia - Where living's easy.
    Baldwin County, Georgia - Known for crazies.
    Live weird, die rare - We do.
    Experience is knowledge that encompasses us.
    Humans exist in many odd forms.
    That's what she said, isn't it?

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