Legend has it that author Ernest Hemingway was challenged to write a story in just six words. His response: For sale: Baby shoes, never worn.

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Legend has it that author Ernest Hemingway was challenged to write a story in just six words. His response: For sale: Baby shoes, never worn.

If it doesn’t work, try again. Smile, what’s the use of crying. Baseball Hall of Fame is paradise. Paper and pen tell people’s stories. Life has many pathways. Choose one. I am not everyone’s favorite flavor. Live fully, love forward, live purposeful. Art expresses me when I can’t. Stronger than I want to be. Too much sweet, not enough spice. When I know myself, YOU will. Life isn’t a party; dance anyway. So many books, too little time. One life…it’s like a rollercoaster. Examples of six-word memoirs