Your Six Word Memoir, Ebook Writing Mafia

Andrew Sacks Josée Lafleur Linda Lemieux Gary Varner Gregg Granger Paul King
Suzanne Pisano Rose Auslander Daniel Elkin Faye Newsham David Drysdale Jeremy Probert
Pattie Whitehouse Laurie Vazquez Tricia L. McDonald Jim Parsons Betsy Riley
Tim Kilian Teresa Manzano Maureen Hildebrand Marilyn Richardson Heidi Mason Richa Mehta
Mary Clarkson Barkley John Weber Suzanne Ennis Paul Gallagher Aprill Allen
Lorenz Schuerch Alex Sumner James Sale Vineet Upendra Caroline Patrick Dennis Grace
Erica Ferdinandi Kristin Espinasse Kim Speroni Brent Benton Anita Legsdin Grover Gaines
Greg Miller Richard Clinton Tom Stohlgren Garnet Robbie Roberta Rosenberg
Terri Brown Potter Jayne Laughlin Gary Clark Courtney Johnson-Woods Ashley Morrison
Zaira Rahman Jimmy B. Wade Dave Swan Matthew Busby Vickie Elmer Paulet Smart
Steven Sawyer Tracey Gilbert Regina Higgins Renee Giroux Randy Smith Patricia Nixon
Deborah Taylor-French Jon Umstead Jennifer Patterson Geri Walsh
Donna Bradley Burcher Mary Erin McElveen Steve Rickards Tim McCarthy Paula Cohen
Steven Sears Nichole Bazemore Tom Quigley Barbara Brown David Augustyn Davis Smith Beth McCabe
Aly Anliker Grant Steen Ron Gaydos Liz Nightingale Valerie Andrews Stephen Sullivan Allison Muirhead Russ DiBella Diane Hall Mark Stipanovsky Bruce Wedeking
GV Krishnan Jacqueline Cancro Sidoti Darcy Silvers Z.J. Czupor Antoine D. Karran Gloer Jennifer Purdie Julie Wickert Dave Bicko Michael P. D’Arco
Jaime Heidel Lee Hume Candice Reed Christian Lisseman Leslie Gray Jon Renaud Nancy Wellinger Frank Mundo Larry Matthews Merle Huerta George Stewart
Peter Wise Liz Monaco Steve Glines Ross Brown Suprio Ghatak Sherry Janes Thomas Van Hare Patricia Emmert Keith Nolen Cynthia Stephens Therese Pope JuQuan Williams
Helen Wilks Nazar Kudrevsky Cynthia R. Barton Marc Mercer Hank Shrier Dawn Stewart Bibhu Panigrahi Shradha Kaul
Melissa Brown Christopher Hicks Karen Phillips Julia Bell Helena Harper Sandy Penny Eric Johnson Rafael Vega Carolyn Smagalski Morgan Jones
Tim Rees David P Elliot Bonna Savarise Kurt Jacobs Kimberly King Jerry Castellano Tom Gilbert Aaron Compton Mike Ontko Ron Mahedy Ginny Towler Amanda Griffith
Nancy Frederich Thomas Pender Michele Brawn Sabri R. Clayton McKee Wayne F.Kaskie Sophie Cooke Patricia Walker Sue Shields Edward Pahule John Mallaghan
Stan Griffin Trina L. Grant Debra Sue Denson Tonya Peele Dale Slongwhite Lauri Burkons Paula Tinney Edia Stanford-Bruce Denny McCorkle Anahatha Lara Sackey
Marybeth Bordeau Flynn Carol Boshears Kevin Beese Annies Ephraim Stacey O’Neale Martin König Patricia Patterson Rita Soronen Penny Johnson David Bacon Tim Slager
C. Anthony Ancrum June Newton Joan Cartwright Kate Harper Lynn Hogarth Rick Johnson Tracy Warren Sekuleo Gathers John Smith
Lulian Sirbu Ingrid Watkins Nora Boyle David Wells Ashni Mohnot Jason Z. Guest Kristen K Shanna Trenholm Liesl Dineen Nitima Sood Raquel B. Theresa Darklady Reed
Joey Spencer Morgan “Bud” LoCaste Debora Wright Elizabeth Banks Sherry Levin
Casey Hans Larkin Cunningham Rebecca Hamilton Sylvia Myers Janet Boccone Laura Hobbs Perry Wilson
Bobby Pellegrino Sheila Lee Ray Syed Mike Bolton Stephen Sullivan Lynn Perry Andrew Nostvick Sandy Penny ...
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This remarkable, record-breaking LinkedIn group discussion is a credit, first and foremost to the SMITH Magazine’s Six-Word
Memoir project and bestselling book series [http://sixwordmemoirs.com] and secondly to the wit and wisdom of scores of tal-
ented Writing Mafia members. The eBook chronicling it, offered free to the LinkedIn community, would not have been possible
without the impressive contributions of literally hundreds of Writing Mafia group members over the many months of develop-
ing and continuing life we have experienced with this thought-provoking challenge: sum up your life, your overriding attitude,
your raison d’être, in a mere, and exact, six words.
A few things should be noted at the outset. First the concept of the six-word memoir is not new, and neither was it ever in-
tended to be ground-breaking in that manner. My initial post of the discussion challenge mentions some of its history. How-
ever, it was indeed new to the Writing Mafia community, and they responded in the most splendid style. Further, the names and
contributions herein presented are neither in alphabetical order nor in strict chronological sequence of their discussion thread
appearance. Editorial considerations came into play in these factors, as well as in the omission of some offerings that have been
deemed worthy, but perhaps slightly off-topic.
All that being said, we are confident that you will discover here a wealth of contributions that provide perceptivity, insight--and
some pure entertainment value as well.
The “We” above, of course, applies to all contributing Six-Word Memoir participants and group members at large, but perhaps
most especially to Josée Lafleur, the highly skilled Writing Mafia discussion contributor who has functioned as our indispensible
technical advisor and editor throughout this entire endeavor.
Andrew Sacks Josée Lafleur

Poetry and puns; games, not guns.
Andrew Sacks
Look, listen, laugh, love, and live.

Linda Lemieux
Found my niche; was always there.

Gary Varner
Everything I always knew was wrong.

Gregg Granger
Words have been my whole life.

Paul King
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Words and music, family and friends.
Suzanne Pisano
Mathematician’s daughter: Has trouble counting.

Rose Auslander
Woke up every day. Today, not.

Daniel Elkin
Communication is key -- choose tattoos deliberatively.

Faye Newsham
No memoirs here. I’m still planning.

David Drysdale

Another glass of wine, good barperson.
Jeremy Probert
I wanted to be a cowboy.
Pattie Whitehouse
To rest I go. Having lived.

Laurie Vazquez
Hey! What can I do next?

Tricia L. McDonald
The secret to good living is.

Jim Parsons

Been there, done that, what’s next?
Betsy Riley
I thought I knew it all.

Tim Kilian
The bliss was yet to come.

Teresa Manzano
listen to learn; learn to listen.

Maureen Hildebrand
Live. Love. Laugh. Trouble? Laughter returns.

Marilyn Richardson

Writer, artist, and geek.
Heidi Mason
And I shall never wholly die.

Richa Mehta
I write, that’s what I do.

Mary Clarkson Barkley
You’re delightful, I’m glad we’ve met.

John Weber
Laughed loud, loved, cried. Wild ride!

Suzanne Ennis

He never grew out of it.
Paul Gallagher
And I shall never wholly die.

Richa Mehta
I lived it and I became it.

Aprill Allen
I lived phat; I died flat.

Lorenz Schuerch
I don’t have a f---ing memoir.

Alex Sumner

In silent spirit is creative vast.
James Sale
Sentence complete, remaining period.

Vineet Upendra
It’s all about having some fun!

Caroline Patrick
I am more than my words.

Dennis Grace
Rememberer of hearts, living and dead.

Erica Ferdinandi

Naivete plus perseverance equals bonne chance!
Kristin Espinasse
Believe it when you feel it.

Kim Speroni
A brief prelude to eternity.

Brent Benton
Six words are nowhere near enough.

Anita Legsdin
Rememberer of hearts, living and dead.

Erica Ferdinandi

Did differentiate between complexity and chaos.
Grover Gaines
I wish I had seven words.

Greg Miller
Lived for others but not myself.

Richard Clinton
Treats each day like a toy.

Tom Stohlgren
Under tomorrow’s light, I cast shadows.

Garnet Robbie

I’m not finished. More to come.
Roberta Rosenberg
Teacher turned writer. Righting ... now ... writing.

Terri Brown Potter
Spoke at 6mo, not done yet.

Jayne Laughlin
I burnt my candle - both ends.

Gary Clark
Let Your Life Speak.

Courtney Johnson-Woods

Still not rich, but died trying.
Ashley Morrison
Slightly but not entirely jinxed.

Zaira Rahman
Five out of six ain’t bad...

Jimmy B. Wade
I am pleased with all responses.

Andrew Sacks
Once in a thousand times -- interesting!

Dave Swan

Born to early, or to late.
Matthew Busby
Working kind; playing often; loving life.

Vickie Elmer
Great communicator who wasn’t Ronald Reagan.

Paulet Smart
My passion is making people smile.

Steven Sawyer
I learned something new every day.

Paul King

Be brave, turn on the light.
Tracey Gilbert
Read lots. Wrote lots. Died happy.

Regina Higgins
Finding myself through my passion, everyday.

Renee Giroux
He was a blessing to others.

Randy Smith
Why not just screw up today?

Patricia Nixon

Dancing on horseback, a great ride.
Deborah Taylor-French
Got Old Spice, Road Horse Backwards!

Genius with a capital J!

Jon Umstead
Yes, the lady is a tramp.

Jennifer Patterson
Had to have the last word.

Geri Walsh

Ignore the fear. Take the step.
Donna Bradley Burcher
Wandering spirit - Big adventures - No regrets.

Mary Erin McElveen
Amazing things happen when you try.

Steve Rickards
Why did I do that again?

Tim McCarthy
I was blessed. Thank you, Lord!

Paula Cohen

Write your memoirs, not your epitaph.
Jimmy B. Wade
Seeks truth, lives life, finds peace.

Steven Sears
She was a bad a** b*****.

Nichole Bazemore
I can still screw up tomorrow.

Tom Quigley
She made a difference in a life.

Barbara Brown

It beats sitting in an office.
David Augustyn
Not if you’re not getting paid.

Davis Smith
Not always about me? You jest!

Beth McCabe
Beth...were you once my wife?

Davis Smith
Beloved in this world, bright essence.

Aly Anliker

I thought I was very pragmatic...
Grant Steen
Messed up bad, got over it.

Ron Gaydos
I told you I was ill.

Liz Nightingale
Nobody knows why she did it.

Valerie Andrews
Love this side of the dirt.

Lauri Burkons

When will all this fun end?
David Drysdale
I played HORSE with Michael Jordan.

Stephen Sullivan
Wander through life with a purpose.

Allison Muirhead
An intriguing discussion without an end?

Andrew Sacks
Music and laughter, forever... and after.

Russ DiBella

The only easy thing was......me. ;-)
Diane Hall
The only way is up (God?)

Mark Stipanovsky
What I knew. Wrong. Still useful.

Bruce Wedeking
71, wish they take me seriously.

GV Krishnan
Had to have the last word.

Jacqueline Cancro Sidoti

A very hard act to follow...
Andrew Sacks
Always engaged in others’ universal yarns.

Russ DiBella
Dances with words, feet and soul.

Darcy Silvers
Happy words lead to happy lives.

Z.J. Czupor
Let us war with words of peace...

Antoine D.

Tell stories, loves, lives, laughs often.
Karran Gloer
Behind the curtain, you’ll find me.

Jennifer Purdie
It’s not too late to bloom.

Julie Wickert
Struggling through, but happy with life.

Heidi Mason
Religion is a rollercoaster ride, hang on...

Antoine D

Dazed, confused.....but God’s been good.
Dave Bicko
Seesaw emotions...between good and evil.

Antoine D
Dancing to the laughter of others.

Jacqueline Cancro Sidoti
Rocker, playboy, other, shaken, writer, gone.

Michael P. D’Arco
Survived it all. Lived to tell.

Jaime Heidel

My best girlfriend is my x-husband.
Lee Hume
Thank You for Firing Me!

Candice Reed
Sought clarity. Avoided Distractions. Usually.

Christian Lisseman
When all else fails, write.

Leslie Gray
Writing’s tough, let’s go play golf!

Jon Renaud

Plurals don’t use apostrophes unless possessive.
Davis Smith
Sleep, eat, live, laugh, love, repeat.

Sheila Lee
Book was better than the movie.

Nancy Wellinger
Clean underwear! Boy, was mom right.

Frank Mundo
I admonished the poem, “Compose yourself.”

Andrew Sacks

I Used To Be In Radio available now.
Larry Matthews
I always did like her cooking.

Merle Huerta
Christian, husband, father, son, brother, friend.

George Stewart
Love and fishing solves most problems.

Peter Wise
A muslim woman, happy and free.

Liz Monaco

Now they tell me it worked.
Steve Glines
I think I’ll sleep on it.

Ross Brown
I talk and write to live.

Suprio Ghatak
I came. I experienced. I published!

Sherry Janes
Father, Rescue Pilot, Author, [CLASSIFIED], [CLASSIFIED]

Thomas Van Hare

I write therefore I am.
Patricia Emmert
The remaining problems are all yours!

Keith Nolen
Can say I did it well.

Cynthia Stephens
It’s all about the small details.

Therese Pope
Get ideas. Sell the ideas. Repeat.

JuQuan Williams

She lived it. I’m writing it.
Debora Wright
Will my memoir ever be published?

Ray Syed
Child’s eyes; wise eyes; dot I’s.

Helen Wilks
Was thinking hard, quit, watched TV.

Nazar Kudrevsky
Dream. Create and Share it all.

Cynthia R. Barton

Messing around with the anguish languish.
Marc Mercer
Be Reasonable Do it my way.
Hank Shrier
Childhood. Schooling. Maturity. Old age. Childhood.

Nazar Kudrevsky
Oh my God!! My God! God???

Mark Stipanovsky
Gnawed through the straps despite everything.

Lynn Perry

That’s an impressive oeuvre.
Nazar Kudrevsky
Understanding changes lives. Yours. Mine. Everyone’s.

Dawn Stewart
Innocence, guilt, denial, love, betrayal, acceptance.

Bibhu Panigrahi
Loves writing! Hates haters! Proofreads menus!

Lynn Perry
Sees mistakes. Shoots off mouth. Eats!

Pattie Whitehouse

There is so much to achieve...
Shradha Kaul
Now I will really raise hell.

Melissa Brown
Proofread directions. Don’t die of misprint.

Andrew Sacks
Driven to write one thousand haiku!

Christopher Hicks
Generous God: family, cats, words, joy.

Karen Phillips

Commit, connect and the cosmos follows.
Julia Bell
Imagination dweller, word lover, truth seeker.

Helena Harper
I lived and wrote for love.

Sandy Penny
Live a life still under construction.

Eric Johnson
Uh, I peed my pants. Damn.

Rafael Vega

Anthropomorphous celebration of life’s simple pleasures.
Carolyn Smagalski
Sesquipedalian predilections corroborate an incommodious participation!

Russ DiBella
Recognize, experience, accept, love - REAL life.

Sandy Penny
Ambitious, nice, visionary, change oriented, female.

Morgan Jones
The simple truth that I am.

Tim Rees

I came, I saw, I left.
David P Elliot
Dared, learned, stalled, stagnated, awoke, embraced.

Bonna Savarise
God, I’m gifted, just not motivated.

Kurt Jacobs
I am God’s work in progress.

Kimberly King
This was too good to last.

Jerry Castellano

Dag, that went by really fast!
Dave Bicko
Contributions aplenty, wit and wisdom rife.

Andrew Sacks
Around the bend comes another turn.

Tom Gilbert
Formerly casual education recently formalized.

Aaron Compton
Congratulations are in order then, Aaron!

Lynn Perry

Upon failing English, became a writer.
Mike Ontko
Out last night and in Today!

Ron Mahedy
Um... um.. um.. well...I think...

Ginny Towler, Esq
Live the moment; live this day.

Amanda Griffith
What a ride. Glad I had it.

Nancy Frederich

I edit, therefore I am friendless. :-)=)
Thomas Pender
Would have. Could have. Should have.

Michele Brawn Sabri
This was NOT in the plan.

R. Clayton McKee
A human abacus, count on me.

Wayne F. Kaskie
Where did I leave my innocence?

Sophie Cooke

It’s the end. Did I win?
Patricia Walker
Share vulnerability-create change 21st Century.

Sue Shields
What the heck? Another darned rejection!

Edward Pahule
The only legacy will be memories.

John Mallaghan
Oh, now what have I done?

Stan Griffin

But for the grace of God...
Trina L. Grant
Impressive responses in half a dozen.

Andrew Sacks
Deb said: delegation is an art.

Debra Sue Denson
Words, health, solitude, love sustained me.

Tonya Peele, M.S
Writer, mother, daughter, sister, ocean lover.

Dale Slongwhite

Just me knocking on opportunity’s door.
Lauri Burkons
Live your own life, not mine.

Paula Tinney
Well done, writers. Well done, indeed.

Carolyn Smagalski
Heart searching for what rings true.

Edia Stanford-Bruce
Life’s too short to ignore it.

Denny McCorkle

Look out for the.... never mind.
R. Clayton McKee
Disgruntled yogini chanting: “Kiss my asanas!”

Anahatha Lara Sackey
Trying new things is getting easier.

Marybeth Bordeau Flynn
I have a lot of questions

Carol Boshears
Lived. Didn’t study. But did live.

Kevin Beese

Learning to seek, seeking to learn.
Annies Ephraim
Courage from Struggle, Meaning from Family.

Stacey O’Neale
No Gym. No Steroids. Just Genes.

Martin König
Horizontal is the best position.

Patricia Patterson
Love to love. Love to judge.

Rafael Vega

Don’t be stingy with the jalapenos.
Rita Soronen
My ideas can cloud my common sense.

Penny Johnson
Need twelve words: The Scout Law.

David Bacon
Ya, I don’t know. Uh huh.

Tim Slager
Fine cognac, classy ladies, spoken word.

C. Anthony Ancrum

Gimme a copy of that script...
June Newton
She played her hand with style.

Joan Cartwright
She played her hand with style.

Edia Stanford-Bruce
Knowledge seeker, Loved people, party’s over.

Mike Bolton
Too lazy to take things seriously.

Kate Harper

Way busier than I ever expected.
Lynn Hogarth
Keep Your Assets. Take My Advice.

Rick Johnson
Deadline today. Pricing’s late. Printer’s down.

Tracy Warren
So many talents, so little time.

Sekuleo Gathers
Spiritually, eternally exhausted, alast, never resting.

John Smith

Traveling on the road to success.
Joan Cartwright
See you on the other side!

Lulian Sirbu
Wisdom in age, not my experience.

Ingrid Watkins
Ha! I thought I was dead!

Nora Boyle
Words are like bullets, aim carefully.

David Wells

Going to change the world. Humbly.
Ashni Mohnot
Fulfilled upon countering “could, should, would”.

Jason Z. Guest
To speak up or shut up?

David Wells
Finding sweet success through careless disregard.

Kristen K
It is this, and nothing else.

Shanna Trenholm

Always time for one more chance.
Liesl Dineen
Let the life inspire and motivate.

Nitima, Sood
To experience change, try something new!

Raquel B.
Impossible deadline. Time for another miracle.

Theresa Darklady Reed
I am not what you presume.

Joey Spencer

They spelled his name wrong, again.
Morgan “Bud” LoCaste
My last hotel pen is out!

Living my life with no regrets.

Debora Wright
You wanted it at the time.

Penny Johnson
I wish I had more words.

Andrew Nostvick

We live by deeds not words.
Joan Cartwright
Like a bird on a wire.

Elizabeth Banks
Motherhood best job ever. Writing pays.

Sherry Levin
Smile every day; live the smile.

Casey Hans
Did lots. Could have done more.

Larkin Cunningham

This love was worth the wait.
Rebecca Hamilton
Don’t waste any time on regrets.

Sylvia Myers
Happy. Blessed. Smiling. Luckiest girl ever.

Janet Boccone
Career: From hot metal to HTML.

Laura Hobbs
Tried it, liked it, still here.

Perry Wilson

Got my degree. Now paying fees.
Bobby Pellegrino
Wrote well? Well, wrote. Rote? No.

Andrew Sacks
Boldness has genius, power and magic.

Sibongile B. N. Lynch
Do not notify by e-mail again.

Rafael Vega
Did my best. Expected the same.

Don Lukenbill

He died with his boots on.
Barry D
As predicted, went far. Australia even.

Lorraine Grout
Is life full of unanswered questions?

Patricia Chandrashekhar
No matter where you go, there you are.

Dan Sabaka
So refined he detested crude oil.

Andrew Sacks

An improbable man. Well, probably not.
Wayne F. Kaskie
I came, i saw; i concurred.

Rupam
I think therefore I am, right?

To c or not to c.
James Sale
To be, or not to be....

Andrew Sacks

Got the T-shirt. Promptly misplaced it.
Lynita Tate
..made something out of almost nothing...

The humorous postings are the best.

Work hard, play hard, die trying.

Dan Sabaka
Living contradiction, partly real, partly fiction.

Debra Daumier

Breathing underwater. Open-eyed. Wide awake, dreaming.
Dean Clayton Edwards
Sun drenched wench of questionable purity.

Natalie Becquet
To be is to do too!
Rupam
I must hit my goal.

Carlos Guzman
...try to love the questions themselves... (Rilke)

Katherine Robertson-Pilling

I can’t wait to learn patience!
Richard L. Snay
Potato farmer, ran away; travel writer.

Randall Shirley
Patience hell, I will kill something.

Nancy Frederich
The mystery came from knowing her.

Yvonne Nelson
Probably wrote a song about it.

Brent Shelton

Recovery, redemption, love, laugh, live. BE.
Elspeth Nairn
Born on east coast, now bicoastal.

J Walker Rugino
We broke up, despite our love :-(

Michele Brawn Sabri
Sunny, funny, contemplative, grateful mommy me.

Chris (Ferguson) Raine
I must be who I am!

T. Mark Gray

Too old then - Too young now.
Amy Wilson
I will be found out soon.

Nicky Bullard
I’m not sure where I am.

Réna C. Ayeras
How Can It Get Any Better?

Kevin Otte
Forgiven and not forgotten by God.

Terence Allen

Look after number One. Trust nobody.
Steve Phelps MSyI
The glory is in the finish.

Tammy Hudson
My kids taught me so much.

Gary Baker
I’m just what I dream.

Massimo Fabbro
Listening, writing: sincerest form of flattery.

Mari Masalin-Cooper

If I made you think I died happy.
Beverley Hamilton
Wanted an instruction manual from birth.

Susie Marucci
When all else, always dream bigger!

Richie Frieman
Having the time of my life.

Kathy Brunner
At 39, I started to run.

Louise Julig

I could never finish anything.
Lynn Beighley
The never ending game marches on.

Dan Sabaka
Surviving multiple tragedies, makes you stronger.

Rick Johnson
Once a logophile, always a logophile.

Kit Watson
Tall fellow willing to take lead.

Nick Hough

Tom Kepler was a kind man.
Tom Kepler
Life: What YOU make of it.

Kristi Arndt
Do it well, simple is swell.

Sabihur Rahman
Learn, when, to, use, a, comma.

Zakia Smith
Two dead fathers, one new life.

Lee Richmond

Pen to page, I surrender all.
Marcus Lopes
Girl’s best friends: Common Sense, Moderation.

Jennifer Heyns
All things in moderation. Including moderation.

Kit Watson
Age thirty-five: life just beginning.

Julie Beddoes
In God We Trust: What happened?

Kevin Otte

Learn to laugh at yourself daily.
Shalinda McKey
Keep Your Assets. Take My Advice.

Rick Johnson
Nine years later the future awaits!

Jessica Dearborn
I am who I am, right?

Jerry Matthews
Still wondering what it’s all about.

Sherry Crossley

Don’t trust your own myopia.
Carolina Maine
View widely, see clearly, look carefully.

Andrew Sacks
Mama told me not to come!

My self portrait won’t hang straight.

Janice Pisello
Be careful what you wish for!!!!!

Beverly Bodell

Wish for your wish and wants.
Amruta Phansalker
Worship the Creator, not his creation.

Robert Partington
Would have gotten away with it.

K Sawyer Paul
He didn’t ask; she didn’t say.

Tom Watts
Never give up and get going.

Diane Irving

Live one day at a time.
Rebecca Lee Varady
He arrived on Tuesday, never left.

Be committed; give excellence; glorify God.

Wendy Thomaston
Be true to yourself and kind.

Michelle Sherman
Testing, testing. Is this thing on?

J. Christine Kissinger

So far, so good; keep moving!
Frode Mindrebø
It’s been all so real. Really.

Julie Eberhart
Jokes on you, I’m already dead.

Nicholas Riordan
Son of Satan, brother of Jesus.

Nicholas Riordan
Have a scratch for every itch.

Jonathan Barker

Nice Jewish girl marries a priest.
Merle Huerta
Committed to wife, no matter what.

Robert Partington
Been everywhere, want to go back.

Dominique Benoit
Eyes wide open and still smiling!

Jeff Hoffman
Not what I planned, thank God!

Lane Johnson

Words, music, words, music, ice cream.
Sarah Battaglia
A thorn is a thorn is...

Dan Sabaka
Hybridity, alterity and an afternoon cuppa-tea.

Susan McFarlane-Alvarez
I didn’t know I couldn’t, so I did.

Mickey Coburn
Blessed to love; loved to bless.

Paris Tompkins

Learning something new every single day.
Caroline Jackson
He cast pearls before swine. Doh!

Graham Green
Born upside down. That explains everything.

Vinton McCabe
Yes, I’m a work in progress!

Donna Renzulli
My words are worth numerous pictures.

Pamela Nelson

CHANGE.. the only constant in life.
Mona Anter
I tried to do things write.

Bob Seligman
French or English. I Did both.

Josée Lafleur
If only I had known that.

Candice Rex
I always tried. Sometimes I succeeded.

Lyn Meany

We make books beautiful, life also.
lala sunils
Ontologically speaking....Wait...Where was I?

Will Wade
Always seeking, learning. Enjoyed the journey.

Linda Crossman
Live, love, write, rewrite, publish, repeat.

Brian Merritt
Three minutes of power pop goodness.

Bob Rios

I’m easily distracted by shiny things.
Lynn J. Colyer
India, Hong Kong, Africa, America - loving it!

Lavina Melwani
This isn’t what I was expecting...

Matt Prather
Refused to be limited by word counts.

Brian Leugs
I thought I was in charge...

Janet Fine

I totally forgot to be specific.
Lynn J. Colyer
India, Hong Kong, Africa, America - loving it!

Lavina Melwani
What was that all about, then?

S Roit
The fans said it was perfect.

David Wells
Pobody is nerfect, not even fans.


No manipulated “truths”, no more “impressions”
Elie Nakouzi
Self-doubt is precursor to disaster.

Phillip K. Rhyne
Anxious, flighty. NOW I find roots.

Patricia Przybylinski
No wait! I’m not finished, damn!

Robin Shoultz Chappin
Must life’s lemonade include the seeds?

Randall Shirley

Pray tell, am I there yet?
Belinda Nicoll
After much thought, I did it again.

Robyn Cruze-Harrington
Learn from the past and change.

Sara Stuart Patterson
Six words can make a difference.

Nazar Kudrevsky
Living life without regrets. Always.

Keri Nadeau

Lived hard, died young, beautiful corpse.
Frank Goad
So many stories, so little time.

Linda Queiroz
I heard it through the grapevine...

Saw the sun, went to bed.

Nazar Kudrevsky
Memoir? I am not yet done.

Lucy Beam Hoffman

Born while French, died towards English.
Josée Lafleur
Get the hell off my tombstone.

Sandra Klerks - van Bodegom
But.... I don’t even like pizza.

Suzanne Wendt
The hope to the hopeless.

Asha Anand
Love is measured by careful attention.

Lucy Beam Hoffman

Optimism is hope with a cause.
Blair Carrigan
If i don’t live, i’ll die.

Luke Fuller
Get It While The Gettin’s Good!

Swm/no smoking/please send cash.

Kim Hoffman
Love is measured by careful attention.

Lucy Beam Hoffman

Wait! I have more to say!
Nancy McCarthy
If this were haiku more challenging.

Cheryl Jeska
Keep laughing or you will cry.

Lauri Burkons
Maybe now I can avoid taxes.

Stan Griffin
I shall never go hungry again!


No censors, be kind, write on.
Paul Holland
All that worrying for nothing, nada.

Lynne Jeter
Self-torture. Self-torture. Self-torture.

Sherry Shameer Cohen
Write when your fingers feel free.

R. Kevin Hunter
Telling Stories, Creating Communities, Living Life.

JT Long

Finding my calling, leaving my legacy.
Scott Johnson
This stuff is writing itself. Luckily?

Nazar Kudrevsky
Offering glimpses, shedding light, widening perspectives...

Andrew Sacks
Is this getting better and better?

Mad mustachio purple-hued maltworms!

Joseph Sale

No regrets despite the rain.
Patricia Kesel
Only America cares when America yawns.

Gary Baker
Seeking wisdom, finding hope, knowing love.

Rob Wilcox
Languages learned, human comprehension, a myth...

Josée Lafleur
Reminder: next life - ummm...forgot already.

Wendy Kyman

Show up. Stick your neck out.
Janet Fine
Actively and whole-heartedly participated in life.

Sarah Hauck
Left this world completely worn out.

Lynne Jeter
You dropped a bomb on me.

Wendy Thomaston
I am not always right. Damn.

Zakia Smith

Cleverness, wittiness, tears kept her sane.
Writing can be sheer torture sometimes.

Lived heatedly, gave heartily, resting happy.

Josée Lafleur
The devil made me do it.

Dan Sabaka
Funny mess, clumsy brains, zigzag paths!

Anitha Jebaraj. S

Educated in Truth. Employed in Lies.
Brendan Loughrey
Love isn’t silk but hard work!

Mary Sayler
Chi-town girl played her part well.

Denise Baer
So-So, Good, Great, Crap, Great, Crap.

Dave Chesworth
Next round is on me -- really!

Patrick Curren

I am the eighth of ten.
Heather Durocher
Dream, Think, Speak, Act, Thank, Dream.

Michah Himmelman
I live, I laugh, I love.

Sylvia Myers
I came. I saw. I wondered.

Nita Pavitran
Good wine, friends, family; two eyes.

John Tracy

Sleep, dream, and wake up smiling.
Jeannette Angell Cezanne
Not the years, but the mileage!.

Dennis Dufrene
I am present always in momentariness.

Patric Roberts
Life is harder than it looks.

Sally Moe
Waiting at the station. Killing time.

Sana S. Khan

God must know when it stops.
Lana Atamian
I do my best under pressure!

Louise DiCarlo
G20 Summit like a war zone!

Alexandra Tesluk Gibson
Desperately seeking, learning, growing and changing!

Frank Jennings II
To have life by the udders.

Uys Leo de Jager

Having fun living, but I digress...
Lynn Kindler
When will i figure out things?

Pooja Dawani
The ride was bumpy! Damn potholes!

Tim Rees
Run as Fast as you Can!

Patric Roberts
Rocky road all up hill.

Tracey marie gregory

Loved Twirling Fire Batons, Got Burned....
All work, no play, dull boy.

Candice Rex
Party goin on in my head.

Dan Sabaka
To dance is to live joyfully.

Pattie Whitehouse
In Heaven. Where are my cigarettes?

Stan Griffin

Was born, am living, might die.
Joe Faulkner
My dog think’s he’s Steve McQueen.

Andrew Brown
Looked for love and found it.

Toby A. Smith
Too much fun living to worry.

Ian Mathie
Breathe to live, breathe to love.

Jill Twist

Life is good. Death is graduation.
Joan Cartwright
Down so long, looks like up.

Tony Bove
Trying to find meaning in being.

Debra Krassner
Often tripped over reality looking skyward.

Porscha Coleman
Too busy enjoying life to worry.

Ian Mathie

I feel pain, therefore i write.
Emese Simm
Yesterdays misses are tommorows plot twists.

Porscha Coleman
Those were the days my friend!

Brittany Jayde Blackwell
By the time I understood myself...

Shane Genziuk
Eyes open. Ears open. Heart open.

Lori Quiller

Have fun, then have some more.
Andy Rose
5 senses. use them all.

Kelley Rugg
Life’s a river; not a canal.

Rob Wilcox
Lazy; indecisive; regretful; maudlin; pessimistic; failure.

Michael Nicholson
Alpha-wife goes back to baking...

Nettie Hartsock

Pessimistic optimist seeks same in partner.
Porscha Coleman
Get ready to get lucky.

Jay Giles
Is five six? Or one short?

Andrew Sacks
Five is not six. darn haikus.

Kelley Rugg
I wrote a book. Now what?

Arlene Miller

Behind, nevermind; forge ahead without dread.
Mark Lister
Recipe for mortality stirred her writing...

Night in basement, end is near...

Josée Lafleur
Think like a CEO, Go home.

P S Iyer
Thank God, I don’t have children!

Deana Lorenzo

Me. Her. Together. Family. Happy life.
Ed Leszczynski
I awake with hope, sleep heartbroken.

Guitta Karubian
Closet philosopher; people wonder about me.

Langdon Moss
Aim for perfection, but accept excellence.

Adele Hodge
Came from light, sparked and left.

Michah Himmelman

Intensely engaged and amazed with life!
Steve Johnson
It really “Is what it is”.

Mike Aikins
Work at what you love doing.

Mark Ryan
Living each day in God’s will.

Adayingodswill
No pilot she needs, destination futile.

Josée Lafleur

I tried, I failed, I persisted.
George Wicker
Can’t critique others, suffers in silence.

Robin Moynihan
I know I can do better.

Guitta Karubian
He made it fun and interesting.

Nick Kossovan
Got passport. Will travel. Never bored.

Ursula Maxwell-Lewis

Memoir discontinued due to failed memory.
Joel Habush
It is much ado about nothing.

Saul Weber
Everything inevitably happens for a reason.

Mike Aikins
The Girl Who Played With Fire...

The man who smoked a cigar.


French Girl Who Liked English People...
Josée Lafleur
Cornucopia grace with tatterdemalion stately gloaming.

Lionel Stanbrook
Whiskey inflamed love and her perseverance.

Denise Baer
Food, feed, life, love and spirituality.

Patty Jeffers
Unemployed and frustrated; I still glow.

Patricia Nixon

Don’t give up. Don’t ever give up.
Bob Seligman
Scuffed knees from going for it.

Wanda Phillips
Lived, loved. learned. Wrote about it.

Sue Bolich
Why cant people appreciate my genius?

Scott Cahill
Too many mountains, not enough escalators.

Alan Hindle

Try, fall, try, Sisyphean, search, wait.
Sathyanarayanan A
The best is yet to come.

Ken Munn
Lived Life Accidentally Experiencing Great Adventures.

Jana Lynn Shellman
Could provide, but always in progress.

Robert Liles
Must invent the thirty hour day.

Ian Mathie

Expect the unexpected, enjoy the moment.
Petula Wright
I’m glad I’m not Mel Gibson.

Mary Rudolph
Life is too short; be happy.

Catherine Finio
Had a good line... forgot it...

Greg Wytaske
Way more layers than an onion...

Pamela Bruchwalski

My golf? Shanks for the memories.
Bob Seligman
Always looking for a new adventure.

Meg Schneider
I told you I was sick.

Jerry Payne
Life is short, eat dessert first.

Sheila Llewellyn
Too much dessert really killed me.

Josée Lafleur

Know that happiness comes from within.
Linda B
Can’t believe I majored in journalism.

Sam Gazdziak
Sam: Got in for the money. Misinformed.

Meg Schneider
I wish I could tell ya.

John Zoccali
One second can rock your world.

Diane Batshaw Eisman

Wake up each day bitter. Joke.
Forty T
Maybe on Friday, but never on Monday.

Ian Mathie
When in doubt...ask the Lord.

Sheila Llewellyn
Work hard, laugh harder, no regrets.

Nat Elliott
Do good in your sphere of influence.

John Fox - aka Foxman

Laughed, loved and made a difference.
Rachel LaMar
Husband, father, journalist, all around geek.

Jim Osterman
Never at a loss for words.

Sheila Llewellyn
Truth is rarely pure, never simple. (Oscar Wilde)

René Villemure
Are you sure you want this?

Stephen Gibson

She was well and truly blessed.
Elizabeth Jones
God, family, rosé , “C’est la vie”.

James Willis
Stick to the plan for now.

Mary Wilborg
La Beauté est l’éclat de toi.

René Villemure
Seule ton ombre suscitera cet éclat.

Josée Lafleur

L’ombre sera éclaté par ton éclat!
Ian Mathie
Lived well, still kicking, check back.

Craig Bohanan
My life speaks of decisions made.

Femi Folami-Browne
Laughed my way out of obstacles.

Molly Walpola
Buy hyaciths to feed thy soul.

Madelyn Bonnett

Little girl eating words, woman devours.
Cynthia Armes
Girls are complicated, women are mysterious.

Lea Hastings-Camps
Too much information, not enough love.

Guitta Karubian
Simply that I lived life fully!

Femi Folami-Browne
Loved God, his family and friends.

John Fox - aka Foxman

Let’s compile all these wonderful comments.
Guitta Karubian
So much life among the dead.

Josée Lafleur
This endless thread will never stop.

Nazar Kudrevsky
Adventure, curiosity, challenge, passion, joy, peace.

Mary Reed
Help Help Someone Pull the Plug!

Jana Lynn Shellman

Everything in moderation except loving you.
Porscha Coleman
Stuck forever: then suddenly, it’s over.

Gary Baker
Born old, getting younger every day.

Meredith Pond
I had to open the door.

Richard K. Brown
Mother, friend,daughter,writer,grateful, laughing.

Marci Waters

Are you serious? You can’t be!
Evelyne Del Billingslea
Judy, Brad, Mandy, Tammi, Amber, Zach.

Ed Swartley
Born, died, laughed, cried, lived, tried.

Michael Ross
I’ve cried hard, but laughed more.

Katie Gugino
Life is an Oreo, chow down!

Ronnie Daniels

Fat Gringo writing in Cajamarca Plaza.
Richard Evans
L.I.F.E.: Love, Imagination, Friends & Experiences.

Leila Nabih
To write, or not to write.

Thelma Walker
I tried. And made it.

Lucy Gold
He lived, he wrote, he died.

Tony Kibbie

I am my best creation.
Pat Gitt
I ate my best creation.

Pattie Whitehouse
I breathed, I experienced, I learned.

Tim Rees
My life: unique and precious gift.

Rob Wilcox
You’re the starter kit, ignition key.

Luis Fernando Alejos

Hurried streets breed hunger for peace.
Amanda Webster
I’d like to change my answer.

Stan Griffin
I am what I am, and...

Neal F Naughton
That’s all I ever will be.

Arlene Miller
I came, I saw, I left.

Les Taylor

I was never one to respect rules.
Ivan Pell
Listen don’t hear, speak don’t fear.

Malia Avila
The secret to lasting success is...

Dave Chesworth
Better watch out, life is happening!

Thelma Walker
Unabashed, I jumped in - no regrets.

Dawn M. Bodrogi

And nothing else matters, except you.
...couldn’t live without you no mo’....

Laugh More. Love Hard. Live Free.

Rachel Wallmuller
I came. I saw. I wrote.

Dianne Lawrence
Age caught up with me. Bugger.

Cath Walter

Read my words. Done reading yet?
Genevieve Hinson
My wit compels. My words excel.

Tashana Sims-Hudspeth
Words are minds’ after-thought.

Jill Twist
Waiting to figure out my path.

Laura Law-Millett
Chased money. Caught it. Got lost.

Denis Campbell

Kindness and compassion = love’s labor found.
Kathleen Lockwood
Laugh Often, Live Faithfully, Dream Endlessly.

Angela Pate
It will work out, always does...

Relax Now-Everything’s goinna be Okay.

Jana Lynn Shellman
I was and then I wasn’t.

Robyn McIntyre

Be glad, relaxed and have faith.
Guitta Karubian
Lost my job, regained my life.

Patricia Nixon
I write; I edit; I am.

Erin Brenner
I believed originality possible. History disagreed.

Christopher Jarvis
My crazy mind never stopped working.

Bob Seligman

Do it until you are satisfied.
Wendy Profit
Solo work to share our experience.

Nichole L. Reber
We ride alone into the unknown.

Kristen K.
Our remains now rest where known.

Josée Lafleur
Lived life anticipated, death came unexpected.

Tim Rees

Three careers, loved difficulty, still sanguine.
Tom Parrett
A crazy son of a gun.

Peter Jamack
Love life, live life, leave life.

Geraldine Nesbitt
Smelled the money not the roses.

Tom Parrett
Died searching for 6th word.

Craig Bohanan

Survived some days. Lived most days.
Mary Schiller
Poetry, music, art, politics of silence.

Heather Bell
Honey, can you get the door?

Christopher Hart
Lived the life she always imagined.

Rebecca Rhielle
Found a way out of hell.

Susannah Raulino

Found utopia just above my eyes.
Patricia Nixon
Damned and doomed, where are you?

Josée Lafleur
Have always esteemed - road less traveled.

Dan Sabaka

So there you have it--highlights from a discussion that lasted over six months, far longer, and with far more contributions (about
1,200), than any other in the history of the Writing Mafia group. It forms a cornucopia of wit and wisdom, philosophy and philo-
logy, and often just plain fun, but always evidencing a love of language, in all its possibilities.
In retrospect, perhaps it is not so surprising, the extensive array of impressive and though-provoking rejoinders: the group is
composed primarily of professional writers, publishers, editors, and many others directly involved in, or extremely close to, the
fields of fiction, nonfiction, blogging, reviewing, and the like.
And perhaps also it may serve as a clarion call to future discussions. Can there be another such, a discussion task that fires the
thought and imagination so that not dozens, but hundreds of responses result, and the life of the colloquy astounds with its
vivacity and staying power?
As they say, time will tell.

Andrew Sacks
October, 2010
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Andrew Sacks Josée Lafleur Linda Lemieux Gary Varner Gregg Granger Paul King

Andrew Sacks Josée Lafleur

Look, listen, laugh, love, and live.

Found my niche; was always there.

Everything I always knew was wrong.

Words have been my whole life.

YOUR SIX WORD MEMOIR - WRITING MAFIA ON LINKEDIN - PAGE 3

Mathematician’s daughter: Has trouble counting.

Woke up every day. Today, not.

Communication is key -- choose tattoos deliberatively.

No memoirs here. I’m still planning.

YOUR SIX WORD MEMOIR - WRITING MAFIA ON LINKEDIN - PAGE 4

To rest I go. Having lived.

Hey! What can I do next?

The secret to good living is.

YOUR SIX WORD MEMOIR - WRITING MAFIA ON LINKEDIN - PAGE 5

I thought I knew it all.

The bliss was yet to come.

listen to learn; learn to listen.

Live. Love. Laugh. Trouble? Laughter returns.

YOUR SIX WORD MEMOIR - WRITING MAFIA ON LINKEDIN - PAGE 6

And I shall never wholly die.

I write, that’s what I do.

You’re delightful, I’m glad we’ve met.

Laughed loud, loved, cried. Wild ride!

YOUR SIX WORD MEMOIR - WRITING MAFIA ON LINKEDIN - PAGE 7

And I shall never wholly die.

I lived it and I became it.

I lived phat; I died flat.

I don’t have a f---ing memoir.

YOUR SIX WORD MEMOIR - WRITING MAFIA ON LINKEDIN - PAGE 8

Sentence complete, remaining period.

It’s all about having some fun!

I am more than my words.

Rememberer of hearts, living and dead.

YOUR SIX WORD MEMOIR - WRITING MAFIA ON LINKEDIN - PAGE 9

Believe it when you feel it.

A brief prelude to eternity.

Six words are nowhere near enough.

Rememberer of hearts, living and dead.

YOUR SIX WORD MEMOIR - WRITING MAFIA ON LINKEDIN - PAGE 10

I wish I had seven words.

Lived for others but not myself.

Treats each day like a toy.

Under tomorrow’s light, I cast shadows.

YOUR SIX WORD MEMOIR - WRITING MAFIA ON LINKEDIN - PAGE 11

Teacher turned writer. Righting ... now ... writing.

Spoke at 6mo, not done yet.

I burnt my candle - both ends.

Let Your Life Speak.

YOUR SIX WORD MEMOIR - WRITING MAFIA ON LINKEDIN - PAGE 12

Slightly but not entirely jinxed.

Five out of six ain’t bad...

I am pleased with all responses.

Once in a thousand times -- interesting!

YOUR SIX WORD MEMOIR - WRITING MAFIA ON LINKEDIN - PAGE 13

Working kind; playing often; loving life.

Great communicator who wasn’t Ronald Reagan.

My passion is making people smile.

I learned something new every day.

YOUR SIX WORD MEMOIR - WRITING MAFIA ON LINKEDIN - PAGE 14

Read lots. Wrote lots. Died happy.

Finding myself through my passion, everyday.

She was a bad a b***.