I love this…. first encountered it on NPR…….. telling your life story in 6 words, no more, no less… Smith magazine has published a book of these.
Ernest Hemingway’s……. “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.”
http://www.smithmag.net/sixwords/
Mine – “Seeking: Time, Love, Sleep,Art, Wine”
What’s your 6 word memoir?
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Come Play with Me….. 6 Word Memoirs
Posted in Blogroll, Inspiration, Life, NPR, Time, art, authentic, autumn, emotions, love, meditation, muse, opportunity, paint, playful, poetry, prose, relationships, self-realization, thoughts, wine, words, writing on March 30, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Collage Art Supplies
Posted in Inspiration, Life, art, authentic, collage, hope, money, muse, opportunity, paint, self-realization, thoughts on March 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »
First, I want to say that I hate Wal-Mart. Hate them.
Second, I want to say that they have driven out every mom and pop in my town and are only option in this small town, so I am forced to shop them……..or another large chain.
Today, I got ready to settle down and make a collage [...]
Black Cloud, Silver Lining
Posted in Inspiration, Life, authentic, emotions, hope on September 13, 2007 | 2 Comments »
It’s been one of those days……….. my clear coat on my car is blistering for some strange reason, looks horrible. The body shop can not get it in for a few weeks. $$$
This evening I broke a tooth…………. eating cheese! I take my stress out by clenching and grinding my teeth and the last few weeks have been very stressful. [...]
Masterpiece
Posted in authentic, emotions, love on August 22, 2007 | 5 Comments »
I close my eyes and remember you
small details
picked up by the scrutinizing eye
of an artist
Had I the talent
I would have painted you
that afternoon in June
on a large fresh canvas
caught every small detail
the way the sky with her billowing clouds
wrapped around you
the sun picking up the highlights
of your salt and pepper hair
and casting shadows [...]
The Woman Who Lives Inside Of Me
Posted in Inspiration, Life, authentic, hope, love, muse, relationships, self-realization, thoughts on August 20, 2007 | 1 Comment »
In my past I was the mere shadow of a weak woman.
Unworthy of being loved, I married a man whose depth was no more than surface deep, his own sorrows buried in alcohol. Yes, saddenly this was what I unconsciously chose for myself…someone that I could love more and who did not know the meaning [...]
Some things I’d like to know
Posted in Inspiration, Life, authentic, love, prose, relationships, self-realization, thoughts on August 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
To the man I’ve yet to meet….
There are some things I want to know
about you, dear
not all at once, unless of course,
your comfort takes you there
I am ok with letting these things
reveal themselves one by one
like fallen leaves that arrive with the wind
Or perhaps they are best discovered
peeled away one by one,
like the thin layers of [...]
