Six Word Memoirs.

[KaciBlakely]

As many of you know I am a writer for fun.

Well do any of you know what six word memoirs are?

The idea stems from a literary legend. We don't know if it's true, but as the story goes, Ernest Hemingway was once asked to write a story in six words. His response: "For sale: baby shoes, never worn." That's at least as good as The Old Man and the Sea.

So the idea is to right a life story of you or a life story for someone else to describe the epitome of the person in just six words.

I thought this would be a fun thread to have so I'm starting it out with one or two I wrote.

Here's the two I just wrote.

1. Rejection burns like fire on skin.
2. He feels like an autumn day.

Well there are the first ones please participate and let's have fun with these.

[KaciBlakely]

Okay so this may take a while for people to start posting so I'll just post some of mine that I wrote a while ago.

These were for a drabble contest over at a fanfiction site, but I still wrote them so I can put them here for you guys to all share.

Here it goes.

And just to let everyone know, these are for Jacob/Bella from Twilight.
Yes I'm 22, pregnant and married and a twihard, don't make fun of me for it.

So Jacob/Bella

One last thing before he leaves.
He runs until he finds it.
The day was sunny, grass dry.
The Zippo flicks and flicks, impatient.
The flame curls along and catches.
And so it flares, burning violently.
Jacob always hated that ****ing meadow.

If you read twilight you will understand, or if you saw it. If you didn't you can just appreciate the writing for itself, hopefully, lol.

[KaciBlakely]

And these are Jacob/Bella that I found off the contest that are really good. They are all livejournal writers although I don't have the names, some of them are anonymous and they are just great so I thought I would share them with you guys because they are really good and we have some great artists among us.

Jacob/Bella

He sees in her what he's missing.
No air, no sun, no purpose.
No second glances for second best.*
"Stay with me," and she leaves.*
He may have taken her body.
It is simply a cold shell.
It is her soul he wants.
He still remembers how she tastes.
Pain's bittersweet. At least she cares.*
Taking on the world, and losing.*
She trips, but they both fall.*
second best, love wasn’t enough.
One day the heroin runs out.
She can't find the dealers anymore.
She goes back to being healthy.
"life used to mean something more."*
It never hurts to keep hoping.*
(On occasion, it’s actually worth it.)*
She isn't supposed to miss him.
She comes back. He's not there.
He fixed her. She broke him.
Only bitter tears and memories remain.*
Love you more: less still enough.
Edward’s perfect. Jake’s just glorious imperfection.
I pick the one with tomorrow.
Fought loving you so hard. Lost.***
Anything for you… you’re still his.
There are reasons to love me.***
You can live without him. You have.
Was here for you. (Still am.)
Dating vampires? Talk about unhealthy relationships.-lol love this!
Tell yourself the truth for once.
Love that’s real doesn’t need forever.
They’re destined killers. I’ll protect you.
Never need to change for me.*
Sure, sure. Whatever you want. (Always.)
Immature? Compared to a corpse, maybe.- lol, love this one too.
Can’t you see the circle? Repetition.
Can’t be happy for you. Tried.***
Next time you break, break me.
In the end, you don’t choose.****

Now keep in mind, they were written for the Twilight Six Word Memoir Contest, but I think some of them are very good by themselves. Especially the ones I *'d. But that's just me.

And the ones I starred like this *** or **** I think would make for awesome prompts if only I could get off my butt and start writing. Sometimes there just isn't anything to write about though. And that part sucks.

[woohoosue]

I'm thirsty: gets glass, pours drink.

[woohoosue]

my heart smothered with your lies.

[woohoosue]

She thirsts,quenches herself with you.

[woohoosue]

i did tell u i was a math girl ...english man it gave me a headache.

fame unaquired sun sets I'm cold

[Pokerkitty6]

Poker, Golf, Horses, Life is Good

[KaciBlakely]

I'm thirsty: gets glass, pours drink.

I really like this. Is the drink alcoholic? Cause then I can't participate.

[KaciBlakely]

Poker, Golf, Horses, Life is Good

Poker, golf, horses? That is interesting.

[KaciBlakely]

doesn't cry when her father dies.

she's done crying, none left anyway

Loneliness makes her a desperate housewife.

she asks, "you're the special one?"

“No one’s coming. Does it hurt?”

[KaciBlakely]

Stars correlate. He envies their luck.

He watches her walk away forever.
Sometimes she misses parts of him.

Their tongues clash. Same with personalities.

"She loved me first, you know."

It happens. Life isn't the same.

Just this once, she let him.

Someday, this might all be enough.

In some ways, this doesn't count.

Sometimes she still resents him. Rarely.
He wants to stop before marriage.

Being perfect doesn't matter much anymore.

They still end-up going to hell.

she cries at old love songs.
and he finds this somehow significant.

Happy endings are for story books.

"I'm sorry Leah." Doesn't change anything.

She doesn't want kids, he did

By losing, he's making amends too.

[KaciBlakely]

“Please,” she says, her hair upswept.

After she's even more like prey.

I'd follow you anywhere, he promises.

"You're worth it. You're worth more."

She's shattered into pieces. He's sorry.
This puzzle remains unresolved and problematic.

She feels happy. Different than before.

Forced ignorance won't postpone judgement day.

You lose battles to win wars.

Happiness laces tighter than wedding dresses.

It's better sex when you're angry.

She runs. She can't bear it.
She runs faster. Anything to escape.
She always runs. This she knows.
This time, it's because of him.
And she's never coming back. Ever.

She's always liked breaking the rules.

The seven deadly sins destroy them.
The virtues always escape them, somehow.

Forever sometimes lasts far too long.

"You were always just a dare."

She could never settle for normality.
Fiction's too much temptation to resist.
He loved her, too, you know.

Forever is a long time to be wrong.

The poison scars deeper than venom.

[KaciBlakely]

Didn't feel like fighting them anymore.

As teenagers, we were horrible jerks.

Broadway Flop, Made Tons Of Money

Money Is Nothing: If Your Rich.

I'm still me, even with cancer.

Lost my shoes with my conscience.

Life Lesson #567: Crying doesn't help

Wikipedia didn’t know either. Oh well.

I always imagine clowns without makeup.

The minor details; matter the most.

Fell down then I fell apart.

I colored all my walls carefully.

[KaciBlakely]

I DO focus. Hey, look, butterflies!

[KaciBlakely]

I play too much strip poker..

playing poker with their hearts. Winning.

Discovered today: I have poker talent.

Addicted to poker on the iPod.

I've got THE best poker face.

Never good at poker or choosing.

[KaciBlakely]

Nobody tells you about life's traps.

Spent more time reading than living.

Despair is a funny, beautiful thing.

If we're the future, they're screwed.

I sold all my Barbie dolls.

Well, my therapist says I'm fine.

Problem child. Need I say more?

I always wanted to be bad.

I was hoping to be beautiful.

Rebellion never really was my thing.

[KaciBlakely]

My art was better than me.

Trying to avoid the word "average."

Thought I could do anything, once.

A boy wizard saved my life.

Some advice: don't dig too deep.

We're growing up and everyone's separating.

You could have. But you didn't.

Sometimes it's just not worth it.

I'm on to your dirty tricks.

More questions than there are answers.

[KaciBlakely]

Here's some more from smith mag that are just wonderful.

I really love how six words can be so extremely powerful.


Sometimes wonder what dying sounds like.

Didn't know it would end badly.

Didn't matter then, doesn't matter now.

I worry I could be better.

In that moment, you broke me.

I'm just a simple human. Being.

You never understood; neither did I.

Youth's not wasted on the young.

Hoping for happiness, in any form.

You're the world's most talented liar.

Lonely isn't always a bad thing.

He cheated on me with drugs.

Always know: characters make the story.

I had dreams. They were crushed.

anything and everything you never wanted

Part of me was born broken.

Will always be a better person.

I promise to prove you wrong.

[KaciBlakely]

replaced prince charming with someone real.

Was given a chance. Took it.

Thirty seconds with you saved me.

Loved too easily, never too deeply.

What's easy isn't always what's right.

Wanting freedom; hesitant to find it.

Identified more with lyrics than people.

What didn't kill me, still hurt.

The distance could never break us.

The most happiness and sadness possible.

Love my dad, apathetic towards mom.

One of the Trillion; Still going.

Slowly renewing my faith in humanity.

You could've pretended. Oh. You did.

I'm as empty as your apologies.

I can't explain it. I'm twisted.

My religion torments me with rules.

"Kill me now." Meant it. Maybe.

[vickid]

i have never been great at english but here goes




iam alive , like life its self

[KaciBlakely]

i have never been great at english but here goes




iam alive , like life its self

I really, really, like this. It's awesome in my opinion.

[KaciBlakely]

My day; sucks, sucks, sucks, sucks.

[KaciBlakely]

only good, knowledge. only evil, ignorance

never pick vices over your friends.

This heart is ALMOST unbearably strong

[vickid]

thanx kc i made it up on the spot lets see what else i can come up with


ummmm

**** happens when you party naked

[KaciBlakely]

thanx kc i made it up on the spot lets see what else i can come up with


ummmm

**** happens when you party naked

This made me spit my drink out, and my nose burns from soda coming out of it.

I literally laughed out loud. Love this one. Vickid.

[KaciBlakely]

The music understands more than you.

See something different than they do.

Remember. Always play with better musicians.

Outhink them. Outlove them. Outlive them. - Cheated on that one, oops.

Someone should shut you up. Immediately.

"I don't care." I was lying! - I've said, and thought this so many times, so I finally put it down on paper. THought Tay might be able to relate.

[taylovesthebeatles]

The music understands more than you.

See something different than they do.

Remember. Always play with better musicians.

Outhink them. Outlove them. Outlive them. - Cheated on that one, oops.

Someone should shut you up. Immediately.

"I don't care." I was lying! - I've said, and thought this so many times, so I finally put it down on paper. THought Tay might be able to relate.

Relate to what, exactly? Sorry Kaci, I'm kind of confused. It's been a long day, haha. Sorry for being slow.

[KaciBlakely]

I just meant the -"I don't care." I was lying -one.

I say this to my husband all the time, and it's obvious he should know I'm lying but he's a guy and that's the only excuse I have and he has for his stupidity.

lol.

That's all I meant by it.

Get it now?

[taylovesthebeatles]

I just meant the -"I don't care." I was lying -one.

I say this to my husband all the time, and it's obvious he should know I'm lying but he's a guy and that's the only excuse I have and he has for his stupidity.

lol.

That's all I meant by it.

Get it now?

Ah, I see. Yeah see I'm one of those weird people who actually doesn't care when I say I don't, lol. I know, I'm strange, especially for a woman. *shrug*

[KaciBlakely]

I'm in a writing mood. Here's some more I've written.
I'm so glad I can actually write now, even if they are not good.
I hate it when you get writers block, grrrrrh.
But here they are.


I'm much smarter than you think.

No divine leap of faith. Yet.

Bad acting. Bad lying. Good times.

Fought some battles. Lost them all.

Want to give him the finger.

"You act like a white girl."

Even the Bible says, "Everything's meaningless."

[taylovesthebeatles]

I'm in a writing mood. Here's some more I've written.
I'm so glad I can actually write now, even if they are not good.
I hate it when you get writers block, grrrrrh.
But here they are.


I'm much smarter than you think.

No divine leap of faith. Yet.

Bad acting. Bad lying. Good times.

Fought some battles. Lost them all.

Want to give him the finger.

"You act like a white girl."

Even the Bible says, "Everything's meaningless."

I like the last one, Kaci.

[KaciBlakely]

Thank you very much. It also happens to be true.

I'm not writing anymore for the night.

Well here's one for the nsync fans, including myself.

And then I'm out, have a great night everyone.



Always knew Lance Bass was ***.

lol.

Good night.

[woohoosue]

Can I linger in this moment.

Everlasting love began with short smiles.

Good intentions only noticed when bad.

Fear leaves you naked and exposed.

My heart beats to your rythum.

[BnLM5]

These are pretty cool Kaci. I did not know what they were. Thanks for sharing. I keep thinking of them in my head now. But every time I almost have one, there it goes...? But if I come up with one that somewhat sounds good to me, I will send you a PM so I don't make a ding dong out of my self in front of the entire NDN world. But I'd like to see what you think. Because I am not a writer so..... that't that :+)

Have you ever thought about teaching?

[KaciBlakely]

I don't think I could handle kids, I mean I know I'm going to have too.

Can't undo the pregnancy afterall but I'm kinda nervous around my own little cousins, and nieces, and nephews, and I never really thought about teaching actually.

What made you think of the idea though?

It's a nice thought, thank you.

[KaciBlakely]

Here's some that I'm trying to make into a story at the moment. It's much harder than I thought it would be, ergh.

Don't tell Charlie his daughter's dead.

It's angry and painful at first.
Teeth, nails, bruises, fists, broken bones.
It is something foreign and unexpected.

Her fingers glide over every scar.

He watches her walk away forever.

Because everything is bigger in Texas.*--- *This one is funny and I'm from Texas so never knew our Texas saying could fit into one of these, lol.

In some ways, this doesn't count.

His teeth are in her neck.
"I'm the worst monster you'll meet." ---- These were inspired by Twilight, and vampires, can't you tell?

doesn't cry when her father dies.
she's done crying, none left anyway

I wish I could make something out of these but I don't feel like writing today and if I do it might suck like the above do. ergh. frustrated over it.

[KaciBlakely]

Fear leaves you naked and exposed.


Ugh. This is so breathtakingly beautiful. I'm telling you Sue. It's brilliant.

Love, Love, Love this!

[freeringo]

Being a hillbilly is neverending bliss.

Is that 6 1.2.3.4.5.6 yep 6

[freeringo]

Trapped in Ego will cause blindness.

[woohoosue]

friends are so close they hurt

[woohoosue]

unbandage your hate and bleed love

[woohoosue]

No greater hate than friend's betrayal

[woohoosue]

heartache so painful your chest expands

[woohoosue]

once a joy.......now a judas

[taylovesthebeatles]

I hate, and I love. Why?

[KaciBlakely]

Being a hillbilly is neverending bliss.

Is that 6 1.2.3.4.5.6 yep 6

That's greatness, lol.
Love this.

Now are you a hillbilly?

And where are you from? lol.

[BnLM5]

I don't think I could handle kids, I mean I know I'm going to have too.

Can't undo the pregnancy afterall but I'm kinda nervous around my own little cousins, and nieces, and nephews, and I never really thought about teaching actually.

What made you think of the idea though?

It's a nice thought, thank you.

I don't know exactly what made me think that. Maybe because you explained this so well. And you don't have to be a teacher that involves children. I was thinking more along the lines of teaching college or young adults. I don't think children will quite understand how to write these anyway. :)

[woohoosue]

on motherhood:

Motherhood is teaching of one's self.

You give life. you teach love.

on Life:

Listen, understand, think, present possible actions.

on love:

do not haste when in doubt.

My sweetness, I miss your taste.

[woohoosue]

That's greatness, lol.
Love this.

Now are you a hillbilly?

And where are you from? lol.

nah he's not a hillbilly ...He can count to 6!

[woohoosue]

I married badly. Death be swift!

Your face has become my horizon.

Words too beautiful to be written.

I'm sixteen. My car! My life!
I'm fifty, wishing i was sixteen!

[knowledge]

Humor at gambling I watch people