In the writing class
I am taking, we have worked a couple of times on something called “Six Word
Memoirs.” This is a fun exercise, an effort to express the meaning of life in
six words.
Here are a few I have
penned:
Math
comes easily, writing less so
Love
to sing, consider yourself warned
Wash
clothes, wear clothes, wash clothes
Clean,
shop, schlep, cook, eat, clean
Friday
Times crossword far too difficult
Passover
Eve: kitchen ready, am I?
Hours
spent cooking, minutes spent eating
MRI:
big white blob, bad sign
Brain
MRI: do not open eyes
College,
babies, graduate school: good order?
Is
Chanukah early or Christmas late?
Memory
loss....don’t know, I forgot
I had no idea that
this was a common tool until I stumbled upon a website called “Six Word War,”
which posts six word memoirs written by troops in Afghanistan. We don’t tend to
think of the young men and women who serve in the military as creative writers,
but there is some amazingly moving material there.
It has been cold the last couple of days so I have been primarily indoors. I do hope to venture out today to go to my class. Tomorrow, we are off to Sharon. We haven’t seen the children and grandchildren in two and a half weeks, so we’re really looking forward to it.
Stay warm and have a nice weekend!
Love,
Rebecca
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