What's Your Six Word Story of Love or Loss?
As Valentine’s Day nears, we’re asking you for your biggest stories of love and loss. But there’s a catch: We want you to tell your story in just six words. Tweet your story with the hashtag #sixwords...
View ArticleSix Words: Love, Loss, Betrayal, Death, Regret, Relief
It’s been a poetic, lovelorn, literary week at the Takeaway. In honor of Valentine’s Day, we asked you to share your stories of love and loss, and to do so in exactly six words. We launched our project...
View ArticleSix Word Memoirs
It’s a Leonard Lopate Show listener contest! Can you sum up your life in six words? A concise and pithy sentence can tell an entire life story. Try it. Here are a few examples:"Found My Ex-Husband on...
View ArticleSix-Word Resolutions
Can you tell us all of your plans, hopes, dreams, motivations, and mistakes you hope not to repeat in 2010 in just six words? Editors of Smith Magazine and the bestseller Six-Word Memoir book series,...
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Sum Up 2010 in Six Words Contest!
The year 2010 has been an interesting year: unemployment, multiple wars, the Tea Party, health care reform, Lady Gaga and even an “underwear bomber.” See if you can sum up 12 months in 6 words by...
View ArticleSix Words of Advice
Words of wisdom are usually short and direct. Larry Smith, founder and editor of Smith magazine and the six-word memoir project, talks about his latest Six-Word Twitter Festival soliciting the best...
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