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

External Age Never Matches Internal Age

My mom's Six-Word Memoir (the headline above) resonates during a recent visit to a senior community. Plus: the return of "Six Words Live."

Jun 14 •

April 2025

What Severance Teaches Us About Brevity

Spoiler alert: This issue reveals that TV can show us how to say less; also: capturing the essence of The Lexington Club; and Larry is a Modern Elder…

Apr 3 •

March 2025

Openings & Closings

A trip to the car dealership, a storytelling retreat, and other exits and entrances

Mar 1 •

November 2024

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

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

Nov 18, 2024 •

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, 2024 •

April 2024

Why Are These Six Words Different From All Other Six Words?

A conversation starter for this night and all other nights

Apr 22, 2024 •

"Don’t Worry; It’s For the Story"

From a senior living center to a college creative writing class, stories through the ages

Apr 10, 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, 2024 •

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 •

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