Fun & Games with Jenners: Six-Word Memoirs
by Jenners • 06/03/2010 • Fun and Games • 28 Comments
It appears erratically but is lots of fun!It is time once again for Fun & Games with Jenners!
For Game 15, I was inspired by a book called Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure
(edited by SMITH Magazine). I’ve been waiting for this book for quite a long time, and my wish from Paperback Swap was finally granted. As soon as I opened the book and started reading, I knew this was the perfect game for Fun & Games With Jenners.
(edited by SMITH Magazine). I’ve been waiting for this book for quite a long time, and my wish from Paperback Swap was finally granted. As soon as I opened the book and started reading, I knew this was the perfect game for Fun & Games With Jenners.
So let’s take a look at some of the six-word memoirs that appear in the book that caught my eye, moved me, or tickled my funny bone.
- After Harvard, had baby with crackhead. (Robin Templeton)
- Watching quietly from every door frame. (Nicole Resseguie)
- Painful nerd kid, happy nerd adult. (Linda Williamson)
- I’m my mother and I’m fine. (K. Bertrand)
- Followed rules, not dreams. Never again. (Margaret Hellstein)
- Found true love, married someone else. (Bjorn Stromberg)
- And he nerded as never before. (Jon Thysall)
- Four children in four decades: whew! (Loretta Serrano)
- Dabbler in much, expert in none. (Joan Cady)
- Verbal hemophilia. Why can’t I clot? (Scott Mebus)
- Still lost on road less traveled. (Joe Quesada)
- Lucky in love, unlucky in metabolism. (Leah Weathersby)
- In a Manolo world, I’m Keds. (Colleen Cook)
- Never really finished anything, except cake. (Carletta Perkins)
- Learning to be great at mediocrity. (Christopher Reiger)
- Risked it all; wasn’t quite enough. (Greta Orris)
- Started small, grew, peaked, shrunk, vanished. (George Saunders)
- World backpacking decade ends with minivan. (Cindi Hounton)
- Underachieving…but willing to overcompensate halfheartedly. (Frank J. Lepiane)
- Lived like no tomorrow; tomorrow came. (C.C. Keiser)
- We were our own Springer episode. (Michelle Hogogerwerf)
- Almost nothing was under my control. (Joel Stein)
- Widowed. Forging reluctantly forward with faith. (TerriAnn Ferren)
- Must remember: people, gadgets. That order. (Brian Lam)
- Born in abject obscurity; never escaped. (James Blum)
How great are those? So now it is our turn to try our hand at six-word memoirs. Here are some that I came up with.
- When motherhood came, hadn’t slept enough.
- Always certain things will work out.
- Read. Read. Read. Chocolate. Read. Read.
- Sometimes let books replace real life.
- Awkward in person. Better on blog.
- Never was a good gift giver.
- Sometimes forgetful. Often annoying. Always hungry.
- When chocolate called, I always answered.
- Was never too tired to laugh.
- Many many crafts were left unfinished.
- Never did learn addition or subtraction.
Now it is your turn! I’ll leave this post up until Monday. When you have your six-word memoir(s), feel free to link up your post below or just leave it in the comment section. Do as many as you feel like. Once you get going, this is really fun!
Looking forward to reading your memoirs,
Hi!
This is Alyssa from SMITH Mag, the creators of the Six-Word Memoir project.
Thanks for spreading the word about our books to many of your readers!
We've had more than 250,000 people submit Six-Word Memoirs at smithmag.net and smithteens.com, and we'd love it if your community & fans joined us over at SMITH. Bonus: your six words could be in a future book; we've done five books of Six-Word Memoirs so far.
-Alyssa, SMITH intern
These are SO fun and so true! I love it!
I found your blog through 'SeptemberMom'. She is so amazing, so I figured if she liked you, you must be amazing, too. And I was right. :0)
I am following now and I can't wait to read more, especially your blogging tips. I hope you will stop by my blog, too, sometime soon.
Have a wonderfully blessed day!
Teresa <><
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Addition, hell, I never learned multiplication.
wanted family. two sons. got one.
Love this idea! Love your answers too!
Awkward in person. Better on blog would definitely be a good description of me, as would not sleeping enough before motherhood, in fact your entire list fits me to a T except the last one, as I love math and was an accountant
For my own list I'd just add:
Late Motherhood doesn't equal eternal youth
Linked up. Better late than never.
(And there's another one!)
I'm all linked up!!
Lost and untethered. Grounded by sons.
I heard this on NPR and LOVED it. THere were so many great ones on there. THey had some from kids, and those were the best!
Very cool! These people are concise! And I love yours too! Especially that chocolate made a couple of them.
Oh, I like this! I'll try to get mine posted tomorrow. I love your "reading with a bit of chocolate" one
I've been wanting that book, too!
(Coincidentally, that can be my 6 word memoir.)
I love this one! Wish I noticed it sooner. I might have played along.
Those are great! Here's mine.
Life is good. Very lucky girl.
Love to be funny, but braindead.
Okay, I cheated. Braindead is usually two words.
unfinished crafts. The horror
Not YOU, silly. I'm referring to my you.
Owing to you, debt never paid.
Beauty she never saw in herself.
Oh, these are funny! What a good idea!
Since I'm posting tomorrow, I'll do this for my Hooray for Saturday post
Loved When chocolate called, I always answered. LOL me too!
HOOT!
Must remember: people, gadgets. That order. (Brian Lam)
Hey you, haven't been here in forever. I could read these all day long.
Here's my favorite: Watching quietly from every door frame.
Hehe, great list of 6 word memoirs
I can't believe some of these are real!
Hmm, going to have to think about this one a bit…
the "sometimes forgetful…" one made me laugh out loud- literally. Hilarious!
I too never learned subtraction – or division…or much math at all for that matter.
Oh jeeze now you want me to actually think?
Chocolate, it is what's for dinner!
HA! Now I belong to the chocolate committee! =)
Those are great – love all the references to chocolate. You might be awkward in person, but there is always the common chocolate link.
Could never think of anything creative.
oh dear, i'll have to think . . .