Your story, in six words
Are you familiar with the Six Word Story?
“A six-word story is an entire story told in six words. It is a short narrative that can have all of the emotional themes of longer stories—from funny to dramatic, sad to scary. It can be poetic or straightforward.”
Legend has it that Ernest Hemingway was once challenged to write a story in only six words. Others gave their own spin into the six-word novel - a personal twist to describe a life in exactly six words, sometimes called these Six-Word Memoirs.
https://www.sixwordmemoirs.com/
“While these quick stories don’t have the classic beginning, middle, and end of a traditional storyline, they have a subject and verb that give the reader a sense of what’s happened and a bit of conflict.”
https://lib.pstcc.edu/sixwordstory#:~:text=The%20key%20to%20writing%20your,to%20tell%20a%20whole%20story.&text=In%20just%20six%20little%20words,be%20in%20what's%20left%20unsaid.
6 Word Story Examples
http://www.sixwordstories.net/
Here are a few of my favorites, including living through disease treatment:
Lost myself in my own labyrinth
Taking control of my own boat
Discover manage weep repeat heal survive
Disbelief anxiety fortitude bravery live on
Multitudes stand together at bell ringing
What came of it was life
Do you have a Six Word Story to share?
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Hey@itchyd, @beder2000 is just complimenting your post and not posing as a six word. This is no Haiku. If you don't read for content, you miss everything. Apologies to beder.
Struggling to like my impaired husband.
Couldn’t decide if I should comment Like or Helpful- then decided “helpful” cause it would might be good to know if I was standing in front of you and said something you really didn’t like!!
🙃 Run!
I wrote in jest.
I apologize if you did not appreciate my attempt at humor.
I did think you were jesting. I would accept an apology if there were anything to apologize for.
I see your dilemma. Your post made me laugh before I knew what you were responding to.
@judimahoney's six words are profound. I liked it respecting her honesty and kindness. It's helpful to witness courage.
Never ending suffering of the loss
He finally learned how to live.
Accept the place you are now.
And the sequel in six words is:
Some days are better than others