6 word memoir examples
Six Word Memoirs
Inspired by the book Not Quite What I was Planning: Six Word Memoirs from Writers Famous and Obscure, edited by Penn alumni Larry Smith and Rachel Fershleiser, the Hub decided to write their own six-word stories.
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Sunny outside, but it's cloudy inside.
Anonymous
Mirror held truth. Mind held fantasy.
Lisa Marie Lopez
Parents love like a candle bright.
Ren Aldrich
Learn to teach. Teach to learn.
Jessica Brent
Don't contractions count as two words?
Thomas Abers Lourenço
My eyes, they deceive me daily.
Jude Ratajczak
Fretful, but less so when outside.
Bart Hollingsworth
Never let NO-ONE steal your joy!
Stormyweather Banks
Expect and accept unexpected and unacceptable.
Judi Gedcke
Anticipation is not just about ketchup.
Amy Hostetter
Out of everyone, I chose you.
Samantha Yanez-Chavez
you must live through the night
Leslie Loredo
Found a new mountain to scale
Melody Wren
I came, I saw, I conquered!
Sheldon Fredrickson
live.
contemplate.
Six word autobiography examples for graduate students John Meo I am this now and always. Chris Rippel Tried not to remember but did. Daniel Melamed Never give up the struggle. Kirsten Thorpe So many discards before sending this.learn. keep moving forward.
Grace Juhlin
Never really am where I want.
Irvin P. Delatorre
Ringling Bros. demise - the bookkeeper's balance
Ken Olson
Others seldom rise to my expectations.
Debra Posthumus
A reader longing for the stars.
Rajshri Thakur
Looking ahead.
Looking back. No middle.
Gabe Oppenheim
My.
pace. is so different…SEE?
Radall Hogue
I love being indoctrinated by you
Violette Carb
So many spaces, so few words.
Greg Djanikian
Sarah Arkebauer
pacifist: an enemy of the state
Ken Olson
moved every year then came home.
Allison Harris
So, um, what's up with you?
Sam Donsky
Sometimes I have a good notion.
Al Filreis
I still dance to "Octopus's Garden."
Kristen Martin
I am looking for the (g)riot.
Greg Romero
Sounded much better in my head.
Chris Milione
ask me again in a month
Jessica Lowenthal
Striving to remain childLIKE not -ish
Mingo Reynolds
Train Insane or Remain the Same
a student from Mason City Schools
riverrun, Finnegans Wake unread too long the
Ryan Godfrey
Google knows me, therefore I am.
Chris Mustazza
What I didn't expect changed me.
Kathy Lou Schultz
The French: "a bad vintage."
Max McKenna
Music tastes just as good as
Ben Epstein
This then is it
is it ?
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It took longer than I thought.
Kerry Sherin Wright
These years writing about those ones.
Jamie-Lee Josselyn
Bastard child of (moon)light laughter.
Ha!
Jerry Rudasill
Slightly awkward, clumsy, asks many questions
Tahneer Oksman
Sometimes "awkward" is a good thing.
Lindsey Rosin
possible. Wishing I could go back. Im
Lee Huttner
The experience was worth the risk.
Arielle Brousse
I can do it in five.
John Carroll
Some talent, big chip on shoulder
Sam Allingham
On second blush, it reads more
Kaegan Sparks
prone to confessions (of a variety)
Trisha Low
no rhyming.
loose ends are more
Rivka Fogel
Buried all dreams, without a tear.
Farzana Ali
poetic attempts to win your favor
Michelle Newman
I made a choice about business.
Michelle Taransky
幸福一无所有
Jerry Yue Liu| 刘悦
If it's hard, am I missing something?
Chris Rippel
Are my forgotten events, still meaningful?
Chris Rippel
Finding balance between meaning vs.Autobiography generator Knowing its impacts on mental health may help you find…. Jamie Seah Searching for profound moments of pleasure. Why stop at writing just one Six-Word Memoir? Selema Molopa Dream it.
happiness.
Chris Rippel
Thanks for the opportunity. Choose one.
Chris Rippel
Tried not to remember but did.
Paul Hansen
He betrayed me. Married the dog!
Patricia O'Connor
Attention all Fortnite gamers EX DEE
Justin Pelling
Change what you are complaining about.
Doug Beach
A PERSISTENT UNPREDICTABLE JOURNEY THROUGH TIME.
Mohnish Singh
We did not say our farewell.
Peter Schwarz
Waves of grief, drowning the soul.
Paula Wychopen
Books are not just for staring.
Iqra Azam
Constant energy that cannot be focused.
Bryan Hutchins
i see you lurking.
watch This.
Trivius Caldwell
Her dreams kept her reality warm.
Lisa Anne Pottle
We all belong only to time.
Wendy Wolff
it was not right with you
Dorothea Lasky
love go up down stop forget
Seth Laracy
How to fit/function/be okay.
Emma Morgenstern
frequently "awkward" is a good thing
Lindsey Rosin
live and die by your words
Talia Stinson
I should have brought a GPS.
Karen Rile
Felled by dreams, saved by friends
Sylvie Beauvais
Eat.Six word autobiography examples for graduate Montana Buss This time, I actually hit send. In short, it can be a great tool for helping you hone in on your message, purpose or self-perception—all critical to writing a full-length memoir of your own. Once you have written some six word memoirs, first go back through them and edit to make sure they are as tight as possible and use every word available to the best of its ability. What are you famous for amongst your friends and family?
Shit. Fuck. Laugh. Cry. Die.
Peter Nichols
It's simpler than they tell you.
Josh Kruger
I came. I saw. I sat.
Eric Karlan
there's always something to laugh about.
Kirsten Thorpe
So many discards before sending this.
Moira Moody
This is my life right here.
Kristen Gallagher
Please do not sit on me.
Richard Lawrence
rarely lives up to her name.
Grace Ambrose
finding a way without being sorry.
Blair Borish
I stole codes reversed, ocelots.
I!
Nick Montfort
I am not so easily summarized
Kayl Cecchini
At least friendships don't require visas
Janine Catalano
Brighter light makes the shadow darker.
Cindia Huang
Make lemonade when life presents them
Lyneisha Dickenson
the hits just keep on coming
Erin Gautsche
i'm not so good at following rules
Adrian Khacthu
life's an itch I can't scratch
Caitlin Hennessy
What the hell is going on?
Daniel Melamed
Never give up the struggle.
Irving Jones
I still do not regret anything.
Katie Antonsson
Yes, I have made maple syrup.
Kristen Pearson
Whats The Worst That Could Happen?
Mike VanHelder
Too many impulses, too little caffeine
Dani Blum
I must finally complete my Pokédex.
Amanda Silberling
is it love or spinal meningitis
Kimberly Lu
Be impressed, I stayed my hand.
Justin Purnell-Anglin
Always happiest with the bare minimum.
Maya Levine
Click here
Danny Snelson
One box of tissues wasn't enough.
Neha J.
Please, Time, I am not ready.
Valentina Raman
Start Faster Faster Slower Slower Stop
Chris Rippel
When will I figure it out?
Chris Rippel
If it's easy, am I missing something?
Chris Rippel
A decision was made, I complied.
Lucy Dematti
What you define as love, isn’t.
Marjorie Maine
Too happy, suicidal on the inside
Anonymous
My life, lived inside my head.
M.
Autobiography examples for students: Deirdre McCarthy Someday soon recognizing that inaction decides. Kathy Lou Schultz The French: "a bad vintage. Build it. After writing your Six-Word Memoir, take some time away from it to give your brain a break.
Mazloumian
What to do with word seven.
John Meo
I am this now and always.
Anita Avent
Talking without action is just complaining
Kevin Wold
Bathed dead baby while parents wept.
Kathleen Tillman RN
Teachers eating misery. Misery eating students.
Cristóbal Tabilo
Too much vanilla, not enough chocolate.
Nina Maruca
So young, and yet so damaged.
Shane Sovik
Aorta tears again and again.
Reflection.
Joe Pergola
live a little, love a lot
Katie French
Afraid to write the wrong poems.
Syra Ortiz-Blanes
Kid gets magic set, pursues dream.
Gerry Katzman
new language. consulting the urban dictionary.
Ken Olson
Love, pray, wait on God's time.
Kelly Bonnickson
I never believed this would happen.
Kailey Zitaner
Still searching for that silver lining.
H.A.
Nima
For sale: Wait…no I’m not!
Michele Parker Randall
Wings on feet, story in hand.
Gionni Ponce
Saved by grace, free at last.
Angela Vertucci
Dorms are weird(er) in your thirties.
Jamie-Lee Josselyn
Woof, woof! I live in Hill!
Primo
Left to seal my bastion fate
Maxwell Bolno
Oh, shit.
Where are my keys?
Patricia Mary
Let go of it--it's gone.
Patricia Mary
Words were everything. Words fall apart.
Patricia Mary
Pulled between past, present, and future.
Alexandra Bousquet
That evening the sun didn't set.
Zoe Stoller
Always the bridesmaid, never the bride.
OR
Not much has changed since then.
Santiago Cortes
Maybe art school was a mistake.
Holiday Campanella
Each year balder than the last.
Donald Antenen
this is just another story!
cheers!
Pablo Abrante
Up and showered, God bless steroids!!
Deirdre McCarthy
Someday soon recognizing that inaction decides.
Lauren Shapiro
Worst of all, it goes on.
Steph Barron
Wait, where did the weekend go?
Jamie Seah
Searching for profound moments of pleasure.
Montana Buss
This time, I actually hit send.
Naomi Tsai
Keep up the fight!Six word autobiography examples for graduate school It may feel uncomfortable because most people have never put their own selves on paper before. Have you heard of the Six-Word Memoir? Her heart and mind never agree. Michele Parker Randall Wings on feet, story in hand.
Never qui
David Poplar
scary men become boys - superbowl champs
Ken Olson
Often, it's not what it seems.
Pallavi Wakharkar
Robin, Dylan & Poetry make me joyful.
Eric Alan Weinstein
Peer pressure made me do it
Marlene Vargas
Oh is it really time to
Bob Perelman
Used Britta, still get stomach aches
Adam Shapiro
handshakes are good, hugs are better
Sammy Krouse
Have yet to figure it out!
Cami Potter
Fighting to resist the seventh wordunsuccessfully.
Julia Levitan
The cold never bothered me anyway.
Nathaniel McLeod
Alone, stiller than a swallowed breath.
Kaitlin Moore
Blueprint as a tangle of vines.
Gina DeCagna
Please pay in coffee, chocolate, books.
Andie Davidson
Have yet to figure it out!
Cami Potter
the cucumber is full of pearls
Leah Baxter
growing up failed expectations.
stay young
Harry Thu
I am not defined by words.
Sarah Di Fede
Old soul, young spirit, hopeful heart.
Sarah Di Fede
Beats by Dre, Capital by Marx
Max Karpinski
Survived dog attack, Beatlemania and egomania.
Catherine Palmer
Transfigurations all days, only for fun.
Gerardo Manuel Padrón Ortiz
You can, you can't, you can.
Georgia Renouf
Giving killing loving educated believed succeeded.
Selema Molopa
Dream it.
Believe it. Build it.
Anthony LaFlamme
Plenty diapers, smiles, hugs, and kisses.
Megan Coleman, Teen Mom
Too much life. Too few words.
Mr. Phil
Now only no past no future
Maude Bigelow
He forgot the coffee, she imploded.
Sashi Grayndler
The egg, the sperm, and then
Larry Hoover
Explore the world, discover true beauty.
Halee McDonald
ONLY POOR COOKS CAN BE EATEN.
Volodymyr Knyr
Brother to guilt, lover of freedom
Elliott Walker
I don't think I understand Greek.
Elliott Glynn
Small dog; silent, mighty, deadly, farts.
Gabriela Valinho
Leave it not, Life is divine
TTOOR RAJARAJAVARMA
Reality became a really sick joke.
Olivia Steber
Let's hope it's just a dream.
Kat Mason
I accidentally fed the dog twice.
Ashlyn Dixon
In the center of it all.
Malia Jeffers
Education: formal, informal, advance up ladder.
Doris Knibbs Stienstra
Boy, girl, marriage, honeymoon, pregnancy, miscarriage.
Darrell Davis
My beer tastes like saw dust.
Will Wright
Devasted daughter wanted pancakes, not waffles.
Jen Mayberry
Together,
we can make change
NOW.
Martha Wessell
Be ultimately stronger than your excuses.
Omar Obaidullah
Some dreams suffer a slow death.
Danette Mitchell
Karma, it will get you everytime
Alivia Lozano
"I know.
You were the one."
Damiana Andonova
People like to push my buttons.
Kevin B. Saunders
The waterproof mascara was a lie.
Tianyi Huang
Is this insomnia or God's will?
Victoria Llanos
Rhythm and poetry defeats all genres.
Jynaiya Grizzle
Crying under a table in Commons
Peter LaBerge
She moves, but is she alive?
Emily French
Is God on a lunch break?
Kristen St Louis
Unknown heroes rising to new heights!
Valerie Krentz
Lawn Roller Skating: a bad idea.
Tara K.
Torme
There is an imposter among us
Mohamed Ayy
live, love, learn, repeat the cycle
Jeanette P. Miller
Couldn’t cope; in recovery from addiction
Tegan Moss James
Her heart and mind never agree.
Lilinoe Sheridan
Open heart prickles with unmet expectations.
Lucy Garrick
Realizing I deserved better changed everything.
Zoe M.
Loss, Struggle, Acceptance, Relapse, Weakness, Death
Alex Knebel
They don't know I'm the alpha.
Avery Lolar
living with a literally blind brain
Soumya Madhurampulliyil
Sleep is lost in one’s thought
Joseph Sandoval
My life?
A study in contrasts.
Minda Lane