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 [...]
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 [...]
