Precious’ friend Laurie gave her the book, Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure.  The idea for the book may come from the story that says Ernest Hemingway was once challenged to write a story in six words.  The result is what he claimed was his best writing: “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.” The book is filled with autobiographies by readers of the online Smith Magazine–all in six words.  For example, “Afraid of becoming like my mother,” and “dam smart, never lerned to spel.”  Another: “I hope to outlive my regrets.”

So, I am going to offer one: “Best kept secret, kept better secret.”

What is your six-word memoir?

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