Six-Word Memoirs by Teens

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About Six-Word Memoirs by
Teens Famous & Obscure

From the biggest challenges ("Cursed with Cancer. Blessed with friends.") to the smallest details ("I colored outside of the lines.") to the ordinary truths of your world ("Got three sisters and no dad.") it's your life—in just six words. What do you want to say?

Spill your guts, and you could be in our next book—created specially to celebrate memoirs by teens from all over the world.

About Six-Word Memoirs, Our First Book

Not Quite What I was Planning: Six Word Memoirs from Writers Famous and Obscure collects almost 1,000 six-word memoirs, including additions from many celebrities including Stephen Colbert, Amy Sedaris, Dave Eggers, Richard Ford, Deepak Chopra, Moby, and more. A New York Times bestseller and subject of hundreds of stories from The New Yorker to NPR and hailed as "American haiku," SMITH's book of six-word memoirs is both a moving peek at the minutia of humanity and the most inspirational toilet reading you'll ever find.