Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Road Trip Wednesday



This week's topic? A six word memoir.

A SIX WORD MEMOIR. I had to squint at my computer screen and reread the tweet on YA Highway last night, as I was sure it said sixty, not six. I even...for the first time ever...went to other RTW posts this morning  to get ideas for how to write mine.


Hemingway was asked to write a six-word story, and he came up with:
  "For sale: baby shoes, never worn."

I'm not a huge Hemingway fan, mostly because of the negative stereotypes he represents (in my mind) as a male of our species, but I do admire his minimalist approach to writing.

So, I tried it, starting with the, just-the-facts approach. You know, wife, nomad, teacher, mother, writer, but it felt more like an epitaph than a life. So, I dug a little deeper and found:

BLIND IDEALIST
TURNED 
STRUGGLING, HOPEFUL     See full size image    
REALIST.



Okay, so now it sounds like a personal ad...but what I'm searching for is a better world, not a man:)

20 comments:

  1. A personal ad for a better world is a really cool idea. I like this one. :)

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  2. Aww, I like this! Very introspective.

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  3. Ooh, I like this so much! powerful word choice. (and I feel similarly re: Hemingway, the grouch.)

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  4. Nice! Maybe we should all write one, eh?!

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  5. That's great! 6 word stories are extremely hard!

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  6. The rose-colored glasses are an especially nice touch. :)

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  7. I love what this says about your journey through life.

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  8. I cannot tell you how much I love and relate to this. Two sides of the coin - one is more painful but also more intense in the best way. <3 you Jennifer!

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  9. ...But what I'm searching for is a better world, not a man :)

    Love it! You really put a unique spin on this, Jennifer!

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  10. Awesome and so true. I'm feeling you on this one big time.

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  11. Yep, fits me too. Maybe I should turn my 98,000-word memoir into a six-word memoir... Hi! New follower here!

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  12. Well done! You've summed up so much in those 6 words...

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