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Telling a story in very few words was dubbed flash fiction in 1992. The six-word limit in particular has spawned the concept of Six-Word Memoirs, [8] including a collection published in book form in 2008 by Smith Magazine, and two sequels published in 2009.
Larry Smith (born September 17, 1968) is an American author and editor, and publisher of Smith Magazine.He is best known for developing the best-selling book series Six-Word Memoirs, a literary subgenre that took on a life of its own in popular culture as publications began holding reader contests and publishing the results. [1]
In early 2009, Smith released a follow-up, Six-Word Memoirs on Love and Heartbreak, containing hundreds of personal stories about romance. [7] Another follow-up was released in late 2009; I Can't Keep My Own Secrets: Six-Word Memoirs by Teens Famous & Obscure dealt with the experiences of teenage life and as such was written by and for teens. [8]
This six-word memoir from Becki Lee, which was published in It All Changed in an Instant, has a fun finale: “Found on Craigslist: table, apartment, fiance.” How charming! How charming! Example ...
Super Sad True Love Story (2010) was promoted by a film trailer with Paul Giamatti and James Franco. [19] [20] Thirty-five years after he emigrated to the U.S., in January, 2014, Random House published Little Failure: A Memoir, [21] and promoted it by a film trailer with James Franco and Rashida Jones.
The story in “The Saddest Girl on the Beach” is bookended by hurricanes about nine months apart. ... The author of a well-reviewed memoir from a major university press posted July 7 on X ...
Robert L. Sumner (August 3, 1922 – December 5, 2016) was an American Christian author, ... and except for The Saddest Story is no longer available online. Bibliography
I Have Words to Spend [Collected Newspaper Articles] (1991) Fiction. Novels except as stated. Now and at the Hour (1960) A Little Raw on Monday Mornings (1963) Take Me Where the Good Times Are (1965) The Chocolate War (1974) I Am the Cheese (1977) After the First Death (1979) 8 Plus 1 (1980), short story collection; The Bumblebee Flies Anyway ...