YOUR SIX WORD MEMOIRSAlready hundreds of you have emailed your own ideas about how to sum up a life in just six words. Below are just a few of them. You can also submit your writing to Smith magazine, which is already working on a second collection.
Three sons, eleven cats, and Yvonne.
Michael Govan
Foetus, son, brother, husband, father, vegetable.
Dick HadfieldConceived,implored, employed, adored, retired, ignored.
Joy MacKenzieBeginning, gurgly. Middle, sombre. End, gurgly.
Roger NobleJennie, Emma, Jane, Sophie, Rose, happiness.
Peter GrahamSlow lane. Fast lane. Hard shoulder.
Alex Hansen Today.Bantam, Anglia, Midget, Alfa, Volvo Estate.
Neil Feldman.PM. The World Tonight. Sleep?
Stephen BradyWomb, Play, Learn, Work, Decline, Tomb.
Jacquie Smith
Start - programme - error - control - alt. - delete.
AlanOutside lavatory, worked hard, now flush.
Ashley ErringtonBattered ball-bearing traversing pinball machine.
Nancy ConnollyUnravelled career reknitted as baby blankets.
Clare HobbaStarted, farted, stood up, faced the wind.
Helen Eclair
Dot, two, six, three, one, wicket.
Tony Powell
Head in books, feet in flowers.
Heather ThomsonTrust me, I did my best.
Ray Kemp
I know its out of date but - but they are wonderful.
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