Archive - Say Less by Larry Smith & The Six-Word Memoir Project

“Speak Up; Never Know Who’s Listening.”

Six-Word Memoirs turns 18, and I want to tell you more

Nov 18 •

July 2024

Brevity for Productivity and Connection (and Heart and Humor)

Plus: Illustrated Six-Word Memoirs from Kansas City Art Institute and Six-Word Reviews

Jul 8 •

April 2024

February 2024

Fall Down Six, Get Up Seven

The story of the misery of a tech glitch and the miracle of a community

Feb 25 •

December 2023

Six Words Turns 17 ... and Stanley Turns Six

Or: How one beautiful email helped me get to the heart of the matter

Dec 9, 2023 •

November 2023

Six Word Letters from Love With Elizabeth Gilbert & Friends

Six Word Letters from Love with Liz G. and Larry S.; Reflections on 2023; Larry David and 359 others wrestle with Judaism

Nov 18, 2023 •

October 2023

We're Not Getting Older, We're Getting Sixier

Tis the season for a collaboration with Oldster, your fall stories in six words, and the craft of "speaking" your first draft

Oct 13, 2023 •

September 2023

Doctors in the House

Six Words storytelling as the best medicine; Bob Barker's big life story; three more words for the Fall; and a few bits and bytes on creativity from…

Sep 6, 2023 •

July 2023

Good Grief: The Power of Short Stories To Get to the Heart of Big Feelings

Plus: Our free publishing webinar on July 19 with Piper Kerman; SixContest: "Your Bestselling Book in Six Words"; this month's "Craft of Writing" tip on…

Jul 16, 2023 •

June 2023

Six-Word Airport Games, Getting Your Book Done, and Why Taylor Swift Is Just. Like. Us.

.... because six is the number of the summer

Jun 20, 2023 •

May 2023

Why a Fourth Grader is Better Than AI

Plus: "Six Words You Never Told Mom & Dad;" Tips on Sixing from ... ChatGPT; Our new (and free) Webinar on publishing a book

May 6, 2023

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