Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure
In the book Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure, famous and not-so-famous writers were asked to provide their life stories in six word sentences. They responded with funny, sad and often poignant quotes that are a short record or chronicle of their lives. You can write your life sentence in six words and post it here!
Read Six-Word Memoirs on Love and Heartbreak: by Writers Obscure and Famous to learn all about the second book by SMITH Magazine.
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- Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure
- Not Quite What I Was Planning, Revised and Expanded Deluxe Hardcover Edition: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure
- BookBabie Blogs About Six-Word Memoir in February 2008, Her Meme or Chain Letter Becomes A Huge Success
- The Six-Word Memoir Quotations Video
- Notable Quotes From the Authors of Not Quite What I Was Planning
- Ernest Hemingway's Quote -- A Life Sentence
- Lens of The Day September 5th, 2008
- The Squidoo Community's Life In A Six-Word Sentence
- Mrs. Nixon's Third-Graders' Six-Word Storybook
- Follow This Link To Read About The Second Book, Six-Word Memoirs on Love and Heartbreak: by Writers Famous and Obscure
- Notable Lenses, These Ones Will Really Make You Stop and Think
- Other Places To Find More Information About Six-Word Memoirs
- A Collection Of Books Of Famous Quotations
- (This Song Is Just) Six Words Long -- Weird Al Yankovic
- Have you read this book, Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure?
- Submit Your Life Sentence in Six Words Here
- Now That You Have Written It You Can Submit Your Six-Word Memoir To Smith Magazine
Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure
By Larry Smith and Rachel Fershleiser
News Flash ~~ Revised and Expanded Deluxe Hardcover Edition Available October 21st, 2008
Not Quite What I Was Planning, Revised and Expanded Deluxe Hardcover Edition: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure
A brand-new, hardcover edition is to be released October 21st! Just in time for Christmas!
The deluxe, hardcover edition of the bestselling Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers is out on October 21, and includes more than 100 new memoirs. If you are looking for a beautiful gift idea for a word lover, make this it!
BookBabie Blogs About Six-Word Memoir in February 2008, Her Meme or Chain Letter Becomes A Huge Success
BookBabie turned the challenge into a 'meme'. A meme is similar to a chain letter in the blogging world. The meme asked you to write your memoir and add a link to someone else's blog. As a result of this and the books popularity, a search of the term 'six-word memoir' today will net over 350,000 hits.
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Notable Quotes From the Authors of Not Quite What I Was Planning
"Once you start (collecting quotes), you can't stop and you end up counting the words of everything you say."
-- Larry Smith
"You start to feel that six words are talking to you from magical places."
-- Rachel Ferschleiser
Ernest Hemingway's Quote -- A Life Sentence
Ernest Hemingway -- "A Life Sentence." Well, that really sums him up, doesn't it? The following series of quotes which I have chosen to call "Life Sentence" was taken from a newspaper review of the book Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure. Wonderful, thought provoking quotes...the book is packed full of them, too! Life Sentence
"Luckier than I deserve to be."
Chris Madin
Life Sentence
"Looked for answers; found new questions."
Kay Dennison
Life Sentence
"Revenge is living well, without you."
Joyce Carol Oates
Life Sentence
"Wasn't born a redhead: fixed that."
Anonymous
Life Sentence
"Found true love, married someone else."
Anonymous
Life Sentence
"Followed white rabbit. Became black sheep."
Anonymous
Life Sentence
"I'm 10 and have additude."
Anonymous
Life Sentence
"29 Years Old, Still Playing Lego."
Summer T
Life Sentence
"Brought it to a boil, often."
U.S. Celebrity Chef, Mario Batali
Escape but remember; embrace life's ambiguities.
Lens of The Day September 5th, 2008
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The Squidoo Community's Life In A Six-Word Sentence
A place for all Squid celebrities, and valued guests, to add their quotes!
My Six-Word Memoir -- Winter52
"Have allergies... feel like crap." -- Winter52
My Six-Word Memoir -- Jimmie
"Please have your travel documents ready." -- Jimmie
My Six-Word Memoir -- Kab
"I didn't do what wasn't fun." -- Kab
My Six-Word Memoir -- ArtSiren
""Born. Died. Spent life wasting time." -- ArtSiren
(A cautionary tale, one to avoid!)
(Not me, I hasten to add!)"
My Six-Word Memoir -- Joan4
"Happy woman blessed with happy grandchildren." -- Joan4
My Six-Word Memoir -- GypsyOwl
"In my flow, living my dreams." GypsyOwl
My Six-Word Memoir -- Treasures By Brenda
"Loving wife, mother. Aspiring business woman." -- Treasures By Brenda
My Six-Word Memoir -- Robin, Cheryl W and 2Fiver
"Family fun: swimming, reading, travelling, music!" -- Robin
"I love Dairy Queen in Ottawa." -- Cheryl W
"Teach children, and laugh and sing." -- 2Fiver
My Six-Word Memoir -- Mukunda22
"My Mind Closed
Open My Choice." -- Mukunda 22
My Six-Word Memoir -- NancyOram
"The Glass is Always Full!" -- NancyOram
My Six-Word Memoir -- Rasalila
"Shock the heck out of them!" -- Rasalila
My Six-Word Memoir -- Spirituality
"Go one step at a time." -- Spirituality
My Six-Word Memoir -- Annettehallowell
"Life is an adventure, take detours!" -- Annettehallowell
My Six-Word Memoir -- 00gt00
"Think positive, you'll get positive results!" -- 00gt00
My Six-Word Memoir -- UncleCharley
"Living simple, Living Natural, Living Free." -- UncleCharley
My Six-Word Memoir -- Thisnthat2
"Enjoyed My Time
Sipping Life's Wine."
-- thisnthat2
My Six-Word Memoir -- Spook
"It could be a lot worse:" -- Spook
My Six-Word Memoir -- Poddys
"Same Mistake Twice - Third Time Lucky" -- Poddys
My Six-Word Memoir -- chefkeem
"Wiser I get - dumber I feel." -- chefkeem
My Six-Word Memoir -- adez7
"Have brain, will teach!" -- adez7
My Six-Word Memoir -- JaguarJulie
"Be the best that you can be." -- JaguarJulie
My Six-Word Memoir -- hesika
"All wishes come true." -- hesika
My Six-Word Memoir -- Susan52
"Not without a temper, but forgiven." -- Susan52
My Six-Word Memoir -- a_willow
"Now I'm here, tomorrow who knows?" -- a_willow
My Six-Word Memoir -- MobyD
"Too soon old; too late smart." -- MobyD
My Six-Word Memoir -- JohannTheDog
"Was rescued. Found home. Am loved." -- JohannTheDog
My Six-Word Memoir -- N376
"I've learned something new each day." -- N376
My Six-Word Memoir -- susannad
"Been there. Done that. No Teeshirt!" -- susannad
My Six-Word Memoir -- ElizabethJeanAllen
"Learn from the past, live in the present, and plan for the future." -- ElizabethJeanAllen
My Six-Word Memoir -- rockycha
"In strange travels, I found me." -- rockycha
My Six-Word Memoir -- stella69
"Be happy by making others happy!" -- stella69
My Six-Word Memoir -- RawBill
"Learnt everything, then forgot it all." -- RawBill
My Six-Word Memoir -- CruisinAsh
"If you believe enough, it happens." -- CruisinAsh
My Six-Word Memoir -- AlaBev
"God made an incredibly beautiful world!" -- AlaBev
My Six-Word Memoir -- BobLowe
"I Was and Now I Am." -- BobLowe
My Six-Word Memoir -- Marelisa
"Treat yourself like someone you love." -- Marelisa
My Six-Word Memoir -- Decorating-Diva
"Multiple income streams, multiple life styles." -- Decorating-Diva
My Six-Word Memoir -- BFuniv.com
"Balancing society and individualism, sometimes successfully." -- BFuniv.com
My Six-Word Memoir -- CrypticFragments
"Creative soul seizing her destiny NOW." -- CrypticFragments
My Six-Word Memoir -- lakeerieartists
"Am having fun while living it." -- lakeerieartists
My Six-Word Memoir -- TamaraHeater
"People make messes; people clean up." -- TamaraHeater
My Six-Word Memoir -- Listen2u
"Life is too short to live the same day twice!!!" -- Listen2u
My Six-Word Memoir -- Sherrie, Susan and Rajan
"Took road less traveled. Found miracles." -- Sherrie
"Silence: Never make that mistake again." -- Susan
"One hell of a bleedin' mess." -- Rajan
My Six-Word Memoir -- rlcate
"Finally now I am my Priority!" -- rlcate
My Six-Word Memoir -- catchild
"What the hell- let's do it!" -- catchild
My Six-Word Memoir -- swiftdeal
"When opportunity knocks, open the door." -- swiftdeal
My Six-Word Memoir -- GramaBarb
"A warm smile is the universal language of kindness." -- GramaBarb
My Six-Word Memoir -- Elizabeth Nixon, Ann in Bethel and Deborah
"Was lucky in love, eventually. Phew!" -- Elizabeth Nixon
"Exciting life going her own way..." -- Ann in Bethel
"Art and Betty...thanks to you!" -- Deborah
My Six-Word Memoir -- 4deb
"Many treasured memories; still making more." -- 4deb
My Six-Word Memoir -- Myprecious
" Sweet and bitter but wonderful symphony." -- myprecious
My Six-Word Memoir -- drsallywitt
"Interested in everything, practically an expert!" -- drsallywitt
My Six-Word Memoir -- ShawNukem
"I live, claim for a fame ~" -- ShawNukem
My Six-Word Memoir -- debsgreatfinds
"Look ahead not behind past and present finds." -- debsgreatfinds
My Six-Word Memoir -- 0ctavias0fferings
"Always something unanticipated round the corner." -- 0ctavias0fferings
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My Six-Word Memoir -- Patricia Smith, Ozer Tayiz and William Wukitz
"Smile at them; they smile back." -- Patricia Smith
"The best is yet to come..." -- Ozer Tayiz
"Better life, look up, not down!" -- William Wukitz
My Six-Word Memoir -- Domvalentine
"Clear the desk, more work coming!" -- Domvalentine
My Six-Word Memoir -- TheresaMayhew
"So many lifetimes, this one counts!" -- TheresaMayhew
My Six-Word Memoir -- Pastiche
"Dream big, then make it happen." -- Pastiche
My Six-Word Memoir -- What-I-Found
"Did right by loved ones." -- What-I-Found
My Six-Word Memoir -- Azhumbird
"All who wander are not lost!" -- Azhumbird
My Six-Word Memoir -- Robin, Cheryl and Dan
"Made mistakes...felt...changed...grew....again..!!" -- Robin
"Entertain thoughts. Practice repeating the best." -- Cheryl
"Cat, lap, purr, life is good." -- Dan
My Six-Word Memoir -- Monteath
"Was an adventure worthy of rememberance." -- Monteath
My Six-Word Memoir -- site-builder
"Had Fallen Asleep. Now Waking Up." -- site-builder
My Six-Word Memoir -- grandma_deal
"'WD40 or duct tape fix anything." -- grandma_deal
My Six-Word Memoir -- Jezter
"Request help often, I rarely did." -- Jezter
My Six-Word Memoir -- bunch
" I've burned bridges, then swam back." -- bunch
My Six-Word Memoir -- Zen, rigparamedic and Tamumu
"Foster a tradition of family excellence." -- Zen
"THE BEST RELIGION TEACHER IS EXPERIENCE" -- rigparamedic
"Less talk less mistakes no trouble." -- Tamumu
My Six-Word Memoir -- Chris Barnett
"Opened Mind. Closed Mouth. Life Better." -- Chris Barnett
My Six-Word Memoir -- RevLindaBardes
"Still in transition, yea, yea, yea." -- RevLindaBardes
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My Six-Word Memoir -- Elise
"Keep smiling, this too shall pass." -- Elise
My Six-Word Memoir -- webdesign4life
"Perpetually repeating mistakes with greater stakes." -- webdesign4life
My Six-Word Memoir -- Lisa, Mavis Erikson and Patti Cagle
"Living to learn, learning to live." -- Lisa
"I'm Blonde, deal with it!!! -- Mavis Erikson, Truson Organics Inc.
"Wonderful hubby, Great Children, Adorable Grandbabies!" -- Patti Cagle
My Six-Word Memoir -- ElkieRog
"I drifted thru a great life!" -- ElkieRog
My Six-Word Memoir -- ariesmom
"Don't make same mistakes over again." -- ariesmom
My Six-Word Memoir -- WendyRoan
"I NEVER lay down my sword." -- WendyRoan
My Six-Word Memoir -- RachelleNones
"Writers always have the last word." -- RachelleNones
My Six-Word Memoir -- snappmethod
"Seeking the truth, I found Jesus." -- snappmethod
My Six-Word Memoirs -- Lee Vardi, mrgracenotes, Jeannie
"There's only one of us here." -- Lee Vardi
"Too short this is my life." -- mrgracenotes
"Crazy how much dogs love me." -- Jeannie
My Six-Word Memoirs -- Jijo, banquet manager and Chris
"Never say lost till ur dead." -- Jijo
"Play one note at a time." -- banquet manager
"Want happiness? Just follow your bliss." -- Chris
My Six-Word Memoirs -- Krissttina Isobe, Mike Darling and lifehappens
"Life is more than six words."" -- Krissttina Isobe
"Never ever quit no matter who." -- Mike Darling
""Most Likely to Succeed". Alone. Small." -- lifehappens
My Six-Word Memoir -- Pancakes
"Best Things in Life are FREE."
"Live your Life to the Fullest." -- Pancakes
My Six-Word Memoir -- Gandree
"Boxes are meant to be opened." -- Gandree
My Six-Word Memoir -- CHANGECOACHER
"I'm here to live out loud." -- CHANGECOACHER
My Six-Word Memoir -- enslavedbyfaeries
"Be kind because it does matter." -- enslavedbyfaeries
My Six-Word Memoir -- aj2008
"Feel the fear - do it anyway!" -- aj2008
My Six-Word Memoir -- tmackarney
"Still searching for: love, God, me." -- tmackarney
My Six-Word Memoir -- MSdebbie
"Multiple Sclerosis Sucks, Life Doesn't, LIVE !!" -- MSdebbie
My Six-Word Memoir -- agm_markrep
"Your best bet: To be yourself.
" -- agm_markrep
My Six-Word Memoir -- EH
""Wet stuff on the red stuff" -- EH
My Six-Word Memoir -- Alban
"Came here, been here, left here." -- Alban
My Six-Word Memoir -- DeniseK
"So Many Books, So Little Time." -- DeniseK
My Six-Word Memoirs -- Chrins, Jodie and Susandan
"Life is Full, Death is Empty." -- Chrins
"Smile and see what happens!" -- Jodie
"O lucky me - love, marriage, family." -- Susandan
My Six-Word Memoir -- hhc08
"See each day with new eyes." -- hhc08
My Six-Word Memoir -- mtnmom5
"And then there was - the internet." -- mtnmom5
My Six-Word Memoir -- jooloo
"Dreamed huge dreams, best came true." -- jooloo
Six-Word Memoir -- DebMartin
"Fishing. The wind blows through me." -- DebMartin
Six-Word Memoir -- pauper
"Age Sex Location Race and Status." -- pauper
Six-Word Memoir -- Curtis_Smale
"Saved by Jesus. Love writing, filmmaking." -- Curtis_Smale
My Six-Word Memoir -- hhdavid65
"Married three, buried three, kept going." -- hhdavid65
My Six-Word Memoir -- LilliputStation
"YET, THE LORD THINKETH APON ME." -- LilliputStation
My Six-Word Memoir -- SunnyDaze
"My hat gets more purple everyday." -- SunnyDaze
My Six-Word Memoir -- debnet
"Still thinking about my six words." -- debnet
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My Six-Word Memoir -- naturegirl7
"Save the Insects, Save the World." -- naturegirl7
My Six-Word Memoir -- Isaac_Silverberg
"Opportunities multiply as they are seized." -- Isaac_Silverberg & Sun Tzu
Six-Word Memoirs -- Kim Haun, Mara and SawyerSpeaks
"Live bravely: Fear not the unknown" -- Kim Haun
" Awash in despair. Continuing despite it." -- Mara
" Lost my socks. Found my socks" -- SawyerSpeaks.wordpress.com
My Six-Word Memoir -- darelief
"Still figuring out life and learning." -- darelief
My Six-Word Memoir -- biggirlblue
"Abandoned, bruised, blistered, but frakkin alive." -- biggirlblue
My Six-Word Memoir -- the_party_animal
"Laughter makes the world go around." -- the_party_animal
My Six-Word Memoir -- PartialTee
"Summer sang in me...still does." -- PartialTee
My Six-Word Memoir -- Cabanalolita
"My pet loves me best of all!" -- Cabanalolita
My Six-Word Memoir -- timthom1
"I MISS MY MIND THE MOST." -- timthom1
My Six-Word Memoir -- GreenRevolution
"The Key to Happiness Lies Within." -- GreenRevolution
My Six-Word Memoir -- SamanthaE
"Restless spirit, never stopped smelling roses." -- SamanthaE
My Six-Word Memoir -- gods-grace-notes
"Finally Learned to Dance... On Rainbows!" -- gods-grace-notes
My Six-Word Memoir -- StephE
"I choose happiness for my life." -- StephE
My Six-Word Memoir -- James-P
"Teach man farm-fishing, save both species." -- James-P
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My Six-Word Memoir -- A_RovingReporter
"Count our blessings." -- A_RovingReporter
My Six-Word Memoir -- Bob Poole, COUNTRYLUTHIER and John Carter
"Smiled, cried, won, lost, always loved." -- Bob Poole
"I gave more than I took." -- COUNTRYLUTHIER
"My life is lived for joy. -- John Carter
My Six-Word Memoir -- ELuna
"Live, Love, Spread Cheers not Tears." -- ELuna
My Six-Word Memoir -- dianadavis_3
"Supernatural blessings comes to those who believe." -- dianadavis_3
My Six-Word Memoir -- debbie1
"Sometimes happy, sometimes sad, always interesting." -- debbie1
My Six-Word Memoir -- tally
"Thankful, grateful, loved, blessings, cared, lived." -- tally
Six-Word Memoir -- Killam
"Determined to be my own boss!" -- killam
My Six-Word Memoir -- sophiesara
"Don't cry for whom makes u cry." -- sophiesara
My Six-Word Memoir -- ParentWarrior
"Guiding others to sanity, including myself!" -- ParentWarrior
My Six-Word Memoir -- GrowWear
"I am you; you are me." -- GrowWear
My Six-Word Memoir -- diggyisking
"Your perception of reality is reality!" -- GrowdiggyiskingWear
My Six-Word Memoir -- Mortira
"Never say never, or look back." -- Mortira
My Six-Word Memoir -- Gail47
"Grandchildren put life in perspective." -- Gail47
Six-Word Memoir -- icjackson
" I am a child of God." -- icjackson
Six-Word Memoirs -- WhenIGrowUpCoach
"I'm always reaching for the stars."
"Passion, love and friendship over all."
"Always following my ever changing bliss."
Six-Word Memoir -- papawu
" Won the lottery of survival." -- papawu
Six-Word Memoir -- RinchenChodron
"Live, love, learn, give, care, share." -- RinchenChodron
My Six-Word Memoir -- d-artist
"Life is short, Live it wisely." -- d-artist
My Six-Word Memoir -- CoachBrown
"Trusted God, felt discouraged, trusted more." -- CoachBrown
My Six-Word Memoir -- kathysart
"Talent is desire, the rest is practice." -- kathysart
My Six-Word Memoirs -- Squidaddle
"Oddly driven for one so relaxed." -- Squidaddle
My Six-Word Memoirs -- iantalbot, Deborah Maser Higgins, Lee, Moshe Gorin and Kim
" Whoosh! What's that? Your life, mate." -- iantalbot
"Mother raped; child unwanted; flourished anyway." -- Deborah Maser Higgins
"Waited on the dock; he came!" -- Lee
"Quiet, until silence became the roar." -- Moshe Gorin
"Well awake last night, but fresh." -- Kim
My Six-Word Memoir -- RuralRoute2
"Let the recipe do the work." -- RuralRoute2
My Six-Word Memoir -- BobbyBOOMBOOMBickerson
"Let bubblegum dreams create BOMBlastic Realty." -- BobbyBOOMBOOMBickerson
My Six-Word Memoir -- This Spot Reserved For Your Sentence!
Followed White Rabbit. Became Black Sheep.
Mrs. Nixon's Third-Graders' Six-Word Storybook
A reverend in North Carolina who gave six-word prayers.
A book blogger who created a six-word memoir "meme" that is active in thousands of blogs.
A Squidoo lens. (You are reading it!)
Classrooms around the world.
One class in South Jersey put together a beautiful booklet. Larry Smith visited the class and found that, "six graders are intense and intelligent little beasts, and that third graders are simply brilliant."
Quotes from that book include:
"Eight years old, combed hair twice." -Noah
"Hate some boys but like others." - Sarah
"Wish everyday was a bed day." - Emily
"Nine years stacked within my soul." - Laura
"A kids life is my life." - Kion
To read the entire booklet this classroom created, visit Mrs. Nixon's Third-Graders' Six-Word Storybook".
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It was very surprising what some people wrote in their six words. Some people were incredibly open...stories were sad or humorous or serious and often poignant. Now it is your turn to sum up your life in a six word sentence. Even if you are not a member of Squidoo, you can leave your sentence. It is no simple task. I have tried it; you will see what I mean. I penned four possible life sentences for myself, none were perfect or quite right. Don't aim for perfection...just leave something, in six words, that tells us all about you. I know you are up to the challenge!
Please use this space for your six word sentence. You can consider it an experiment, after all your life is still evolving! And YES, please feel free to come back and leave another six words!!!
This is also the moment and the appropriate place for your general feedback and comments on my lens. Did you find it difficult to write your six word life sentence? Is there anything I can do to improve this lens? I'd welcome your input.
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- superbookdepot superbookdepot Oct 26, 2009 @ 7:03 am
- Nice and very beautifully laid out lens. I would really appreciate it if you visit my Best Religion & Spirituality Books lens and put your views there. Hope you will take out some time to rate it too.
http://www.squidoo.com/religion-and-spirituality-best-sellings-books
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- Spook Spook Oct 17, 2009 @ 2:48 pm
- Blessed by an Angel.
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- CoolFoto CoolFoto Oct 15, 2009 @ 5:53 pm
- Delightful read! Here's mine: "Blessed by God through good and bad."
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- Sep 15, 2009 @ 8:23 pm
- I left it all for Love.
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- ChapelHillFiddler ChapelHillFiddler Aug 28, 2009 @ 9:06 pm
- This is really inspiring and thought provoking. I think I'll go with "More Different Than Is Absolutely Necessary." Thanks for visiting my telenovela lens!
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- MsSnow4a MsSnow4a Aug 28, 2009 @ 2:36 pm
- WOW!!! Very nice lens and the book sounds wonderful
My six word memoirs would be:
Smile and be careful of typo's!!!
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- lakern26 lakern26 Aug 27, 2009 @ 2:46 pm
- Excellent lens! It's so unique and filled with a lot of inspiration. Okay, here are my six words: Don't play it safe. Just live. Thanks for asking! 5*
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- stargazer00 stargazer00 Aug 6, 2009 @ 12:02 pm
- I love this one, "Wasn't born a redhead: fixed that." Made me chuckle.
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- KimGiancaterino KimGiancaterino Jul 22, 2009 @ 10:19 pm
- I'm still working on mine (it will probably have something to do with procrastination!) Re-blessed by a Squid Angel.
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- spirituality spirituality Jul 22, 2009 @ 7:25 am
- :( can't lensroll this yet, and in case I forget - blessed by a squidangel :) (which it deserves after all).
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- BarbRad BarbRad Jul 4, 2009 @ 8:49 pm
- Great lens idea! Here's my 6-word story: Love and heartbreak help me grow.
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- KarateKatGraphics KarateKatGraphics Jun 30, 2009 @ 12:19 am
- "Need 1,000 words! Or just: love."
5* and rolling this to squidoo.com/philosophyoflife
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- KarateKatGraphics KarateKatGraphics Jun 25, 2009 @ 4:33 pm
- "Need 1,000 words! Or just: love."
Fabulous lens, rolled to squidoo.com/philosophyoflife and of course 5 big *****
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- shajo shajo Jun 3, 2009 @ 9:14 pm
- I've read every single one! Love it! Mine would be - Thankful for life's little pleasures
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- annetteghallowell annetteghallowell May 4, 2009 @ 12:18 pm
- Now that I took my life sentence and made it my "about me" lens, I came back to lensroll it!
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- Heather426 Heather426 May 1, 2009 @ 12:21 am
- I love this! here's mine: There are no words grand enough.
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- LaraineRose LaraineRose Apr 27, 2009 @ 1:27 am
- I've just read through all of these quotes. I think that mine is: With all my heart, I love!
5*s for this great lens!
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- spirituality spirituality Apr 8, 2009 @ 6:58 am
- Great lens - you've been blessed by a squidoo angel :)
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- Kent_Whitaker Kent_Whitaker Mar 17, 2009 @ 8:38 am
- What a wonderful lens! There are some great submissions here. You've done a great job putting this together. When you get a chance, I'd love it if you'd visit my lens and say hello.
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- Kim Kim Mar 12, 2009 @ 7:34 pm
- Well awake last night, but fresh
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- Moshe Gorin Moshe Gorin Mar 5, 2009 @ 3:12 pm
- quiet, until silence became the roar.
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- Silent_Note Silent_Note Feb 15, 2009 @ 6:39 pm
- Great lens! There are some wonderful six-word memoirs here! I'd love for you to drop by my lens and say hello when you get the chance.
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- BobbyBOOMBOOMBickerson BobbyBOOMBOOMBickerson Feb 4, 2009 @ 9:45 pm
- Let bubblegum dreams create BOMBlastic Realty.
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- AdrienneJenkins AdrienneJenkins Jan 19, 2009 @ 5:51 pm
- I love everyone's submissions. Nice job. "Life Sentences". Never heard it put that way. Awesome lens.
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- Deborah Maser Higgins Deborah Maser Higgins Dec 2, 2008 @ 3:57 pm
- mother raped; child unwanted; flourished anyway
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Now That You Have Written It You Can Submit Your Six-Word Memoir To Smith Magazine
- Six-Word Memoirs at SMITH Magazine
- Everyone has a story. Can you tell yours in six words? Submit yours to be considered for SMITH's next six-word memoir book. The first book, Not Quite What I Was Planning, is out now.
- Mrs. Nixon's Third-Graders' Six-Word Storybook
- A beautiful booklet prepared by a Grade Three class in South Jersely. Larry Smith visited the class and found that, "six graders are intense and intelligent little beasts, and that third graders are simply brilliant."
"Ex-wife and Contractor Now Have House." -- Anonymous
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