The lucky winner is Anne; if you have not done so already, Anne, you can reach me at sharonkpenman yahoo. This was In Six Words or Less, which addressed the six word memoirs fad. Never worn. Had second thoughts. The fallen kind. Here are a few examples that I came up with in that blog. Should have worn my armor. I win, Henry. And I concluded by challenging my readers to come up with six word memoirs of their ownβfor themselves, for historical characters, whomever came to mind.
And they really responded, crafting some wonderful responses. But for any of you curious to read them, here is the link to that earlier blog. So here is the challenge again. Read the blog below and then try your own hands at it. Good luck! Supposedly this trend could be traced to an anecdote about Ernest Hemingway.
I thought it might be fun to try it for historical figures. But first let me give you some examples from Six-word Memoirs. They are funny, ironic, wry, poignant, tragic, playful, disillusioned, clever βin other words, they run the gambit of human emotions. Girls like boys.
Boys died. Still sad. No babies for me. A regretful life. Need editor. Failed poet. Unpublished prayers. Probably not a good idea. That I loved Davydd. Much grief, few joys. It lasted too long. I did my duty. A butt of malmsey? You can write your own memoirs instead, if you wish. You may notice that I cravenly ducked that one. Have fun. And here is more information on the book I cited in that blog, which was great fun to read. For myself: She takes care of everyone else.
Owain Glyn Dwr: Beloved country: besieged, beleaguered, betrayed, betwixt. I had a ball with it last time. No kidding about the irony of your Richard III memoir!! Good one Meri!! Mary Queen of Scots: β¦.. Next lifeβ¦.. One boltβ¦red silkβ¦cost inconsequential. The above ones are great, guys! I am a day late, but on March 11, , Louis VII of France and Eleanor of Aquitaine ended their marriage, a move that Louis would come to bitterly regret and one that enabled Eleanor to prove Scott Fitzgerald wrong; there are indeed second acts, and hers would be spectacular.
