Ernest Hemingway’s is the most famous:
For sale: baby shoes, never worn.
The distillation process intrigues me.
Because all that is not written captures the essence.
Larry Smith and Rachel Fershleiser collected
six word memoirs and published them in
Not Quite What I Was Planning
Here are a few.
Good, evil use the same font.
~ Arthur Harris
Detergent girl: Bold. Tide. Cheer. All.
~ Martha Clarkson
Oh sweet nectar of life, coffee.
~ Daniel Axenty
Perhaps in September?
Six words are not so easy.
If George Grant has eleven
and Abraham Piper has twenty-two,
why can’t we (you are included) do six?
It’s great practice.
The art of reduction.
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Today is my son’s 27th birthday.
For Chris, I offer two sextuples.
Bookends of your life so far.
Beyond exhaustion, strength spent. Baby Boy!
Backlit strength, silhouetting grace. He stands.
A Living Pencil 
Creative Carol collects clever communication confidently!.
@hiddenart – Faithful Dana always comments and encourages.
Marriage: God’s refining fire for two.
Your son has a very pleasant smile. I loved turning 27. Happy birthday and new year to him!
six words: life sentence in one // six words: life in one sentence…. this is fun! September: reduced to six word story … September heading for six word story …..(just thinking out aloud for a heading for your posts in September
@sonskyn – You make me want to jump on a plane for South Africa!
House: welcome strangers becoming friends: home
Yes, I had heard about this 6-word thing. One of my creative writing teachers showed us a blog where anyone can post their life story with 6 words. I do like your idea, Carol…if I have any brain cells left after classes in September… Here’s my first try: CCBS. Marriage. Divorce. Education. New Life.And happy birthday, Chris! I still have the picture of my Chrissie giving you a big kiss–at age 2!
My six:i have no words yet speak.