A Six Word Memoir

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  1. Describe A Six Word Memoir
  2. Ideas For Six Word Memoirs

Thousands of people around the world responded to SMITH Magazine's call for six-word memoirs. Following up on the smashing success of the New York Times bestseller Not Quite What I Was Planning, here are more memoirs from Sarah Silverman, Junot Diaz, Neil Patrick Harris, Suze Orman, Gay Talese, Tony Hawk, Amy Tan—and hundreds of never-before-published writers. Six Word memoirs are tiny personal autobiographies, written in only six words. They are a tiny, personal summary of the person you are, inside or out. Writing a six word memoir on your tombstone is optional. Six Word Memoirs is one of the most common forms of Six Word Wonder. They can be a wonderful method of expression and creativity in a.

Rollins College Six-Word Memoirs

Can you share the story of your semester in 6 words?

In settings such as in boardrooms, classrooms, staff retreats, and conferences, Six-Word Memoirs® is a simple concept that’s become an effective tool to spark conversation, crystalize goals, and boil anything down to its core. Larry Smith has spoken at conferences across the world and led workshops in companies such as ESPN, Levi’s, Dell, JPMorganChase, and Shutterfly, as well as at schools.

A Six Word Memoir

Thanks to author Larry Smith (who was inspired by Earnest Hemingway), the Six-Word Memoir has become a literary exercise in storytelling and a global phenomenon. Millions have shared their 6-word stories online at https://www.sixwordmemoirs.com/ and many more have read and appreciated them.

This semester, the Office of Religious Life, the Rollins English Department, and the Olin Library are joining the movement and calling for creative submissions of 'Six-Word Memoirs' that reflect YOUR personal Fall 2020 semester experience. All entries will be posted to this online collection, reviewed by a panel of readers, and considered for special recognition and prizes! If you're looking for inspiration, check out the New York Time's recent onion piece about 'The Pandemic in Six-Word Memoirs.'

Have more than just words to express?

Great! We encourage you to submit an audio recording, a video clip, and visual images or art alongside your Six-Word Memoir. So get creative and think big.

When you're ready, you can set up your unique login credentials and SUBMIT YOUR SIX-WORD MEMOIR HERE!

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Describe A Six Word Memoir

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Ideas For Six Word Memoirs

  • I am lonely, but I'm comfortable.

    Sarah Bennefield

  • Broken friendships, broken classes, Broken WiFi

    Gillian Faircloth

  • Is this experience our new normal?

    Gillian Faircloth

  • Lost all breaks, assigned more work.

    Daniela Golob

  • Error connecting, please try again later.

    Annabel Gould

  • Connecting people with ebooks and videos!

    Jonathan H. Harwell

  • Loving you is never socially distanced

    Barbara Hughes

  • And still, time is passing, passing.

    Taylor Ingrassia

  • This mask has become sewn on.

    Taylor Ingrassia

  • Physically I'm fine, emotionally I'm bruised.

    Ava Kelley

  • WANTED a vacation, GOT A PANDEMIC

    Angelina Khourisader

  • Year of sacrificing happy for healthy.

    Julia Knight

  • Election paranoia leads to numbing dissociation.

    Josh Lefkowitz

  • Sixteen years of basketball ends here.

    Rachel Lia