Your story, in six words

Posted by Rubyslippers @triciaot, Jun 23 9:29am

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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@hardingv

I can't count. So make that:
Isn't everything better the second time?

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Proof you can count to two.

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@itchyd

But, I usually forgive my privates.

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"Please forgive my privates."
--- Streakers' motto

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@ricj

Believing in myself let's me soar.

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Believing in calisthenics leaves me sore.

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@hardingv

Isn't everything better the second time around?

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World War II comes to mind?

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@loribmt

Hi @heeravins. What do you suppose is causing the brain fog and imbalance? Have you discussed your symptoms with your doctor?

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Antipsychotics gave me both those conditions.😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️

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@itchyd

That's generally true about first impressions.

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But second time they're not first.

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@itchyd

Quack, quack, quack! 🦆
No further response.

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Whack a quack. See what happens.

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@itchyd

Only after they've cut their teeth.

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So indentured venturers can chomp? Ouch!

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@itchyd

"Please forgive my privates."
--- Streakers' motto

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Real motto is "Nothing to hide."

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@itchyd

Believing in calisthenics leaves me sore.

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Calisthenics requires more than just believing.

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