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Want a fun way to start off the school year? Something short and sweet, easy enough for reluctant writers and challenging for engaged writers. Try Six Word Memoirs.<\/p>

Legend has it that the famous writer Ernest Hemingway was once challenged to write a story in six words. He wrote: \u201cFor sale: baby shoes, never worn.\u201d The power of this story lies in the questions and possible meanings that the words could have. Why are the shoes being sold? What happened to the baby? Why haven\u2019t the shoes been worn?<\/p>

Years later, in 2006, a magazine publisher revised the challenge for his readers. He asked them to write about their lives in six words. The readers responded, and since then he has published more than a million of their stories.<\/p>

What about you? What\u2019s your story? I invite you to create your own six-word memoir. Write about your life, what you are doing, thinking, or dreaming. You can use sentences. Or not. Use punctuation to help guide readers to your message.<\/p>

But remember, only six words. Feel free to share them using the Comments tab.<\/p>

I\u2019ll start with a couple:<\/p>

Eat, write, exercise, sleep, dream. Repeat.<\/p>

I am not what I do.<\/p>

I\u2019m Cheerios, cheese, and chewing gum.<\/p>

Your turn\u2026<\/p>

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