I found out recently that I’m a part of a very cool project that began with the fine folks over at Smith Mag.
It’s a simple notion–write your life in six measly words–that seems to have caught on: what started as a fun web project is now a book called “Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure.”Apparently, editors Larry Smith and Rachel Fershleiser’s (love that last name) quota for the obsure was woefully low; my entry appears on page 174, albeit with fine company. Even the New York Times and NPR are in on the half-dozen harps.
Nicely packaged book and a project inspired by a perfect example of le mot précis:”Baby shoes for sale. Never used.” Attributed to Hemingway, of course.
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Pagemate! Lovely to meet you. I also know Stephanie Lessing personally — I think we should have a Page 174 meetup some day.
Posted 14 Feb 2008 at 1:02 am ¶Nicely done.
On a sidenote, I’ve always thought Hemingway’s entry should have been “Baby shoes for sale. Worn once.”
Posted 14 Feb 2008 at 1:06 am ¶Congrats. That book is getting a lot of positive attention around the web.
Posted 16 Feb 2008 at 8:43 pm ¶Do you know if there is a list of contributors online? I’m thinking a bunch of other folks I know must be in there.
Groovy, I’m in there too. Wrote about it a few times on my blog. It’s been fun watching this thing take off. I was part of a 6-word memoir reading in SF this weekend.
Posted 19 Feb 2008 at 2:23 am ¶cool news !
Armand
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