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20
Teaser Tuesdays: Not Quite What I Was Planning
2009 at 9am Posted by Rebecca Joines Schinsky
Teaser Tuesdays are hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading. Here’s how it works:
TEASER TUESDAYS asks you to:
Though I’m currently reading Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford and am loving every minute of it, I want to share a teaser from another fun book I’ve been picking up a lot lately.
Inspired by Ernest Hemingway’s famous six-word memoir “For Sale: baby shoes, never worn,” Smith Magazine asked readers to submit their own six-word memoirs, and this is the collection that grew out of that project. Inside, we find pieces from famous writers and average joes, and I just think it’s a very cool concept. From pages 86 and 87:
Cursed with cancer. Blessed with friends.
Crappy parents killed my self-esteem.
Some collect coins. I collect diplomas.
Bipolar at 12. Lithium at 36.
If Eliza Doolittle wore cowboy boots…
You get the picture. Like life, these mini-memoirs range from gleeful to downright depressing, humorous and snarky to mournful and sad, and they are consistently interesting. Every time I flip through this book, I’m amazed at how much can be expressed by six small words. I’ve been working on a few, so I’ll share my bookish one with you:
1 house. 2 cars. 1000 books.
Care to take a stab at it? Leave your own six-word memoir here, and stop by Should Be Reading for links to more Teaser Tuesday posts.
Ooohh, great teaser! I’ve been really wanting to read this book! Love your own 6-word memoir too! =)
Great teaser! Here’s mine:
http://quambrevetempus.wordpress.com/2009/01/20/teaser-tuesdays-the-presidential-edition/
And, my 6 word bio (what a great idea)
Tragic past. Happy present. Loving family.
Great teaser – it sounds like a fun book. How about this:
Me, my cat, and my books.
Great teaser! That sounds like a really interesting book.
My six word memoir is:
Happily living today to its fullest.
Sounds like a very cool read!
6 word bio:
Life as poetry; books are sustenance.
Wow this is different.
Teaser
This sounds like a really fun book. Another addition to my list!
My six word bio:
Twice married, twice divorced. Never loved.
Have a great day!
I always like reading six word memoirs. I did mine last year:
Hamburger and Softdrink. Hold the fries.
I LOVE your teaser! I’m sitting here feeling stupid that I can’t come up with one!!
Here’s my Teaser! ~ Wendi
Making things better for other people.
Hmmm – didn’t turn out the way I wanted, but I’ll keep thinking . . .
I have read about these 6 word memoirs somewhere else – I think they are so cool – Here is my teaser and my 6 words: http://booksandneedlepoint.blogspot.com/2009/01/teaser-tuesday-1-20-2009.html
Family, books, needlepoint. Nothing else needed.
I’ve been trying to come up with one for a long time!! Let me see if I can come up with something…
book worm hates cooking loves family
Hey, not too bad
That was fun!!
What a totally incredible idea! Hmmm – how about…
“Learned through moving about loving all.”
Sounds like a fun book. Here’s my bio: Life spent working. Working at retirement.
These look really cute!
This looks brilliant. I’ll definitely try and get hold of it.
Here’s my three-second attempt at my own:
‘Nothing much has happened…yet, anyway.’
[...] few fun audience-participation posts this week: I discussed six-word memoirs for Teaser Tuesdays (you know you want to try writing your own!) and invited you to share your [...]
I don’t know how I missed this post this week, but glad I found the link on your TSS post. I LOVE this book and plan to use the 6 word memoir as an introduction to Hemingway’s Old Man and the Sea this week. I will ask students to develop their own 6 word memoir and then share with the class. I am anxious to hear what they come up with.