The Pink Dress

Six Word Backstory Challenge #2: Love + Heartbreak

Skype Face

“Love almost always leads to heartbreak.”
—Raoul Felder, Esq.

She had read to her lover on Skype. She had cried to her lover on Skype. She had made love to her lover on Skype. She had held out her hand and tried to caress her lover’s Skype face, leaving…

Almost Nothing Was Under My Control

A 1500-word answer to the 6-word prompt to write Joel Stein’s…

Six-Word Memoir Backstory Challenge #3: “Came, saw, conquered, had second thoughts,” by Harold Ramis

The Six-Word Memoir Backstory Challenge #1: “Almost Nothing Was Under My Control” by Joel Stein

A new writing contest seeks your backstory—true or fiction—to a Six-Word Memoir we love

“Almost nothing was under my control”

Chapter 1

I was crying. The bathroom, with its yellowing countertop and cloudy shower door, surrounded me. My grandmother knocked and when her plump face peeked in at me, I sobbed. She hugged me close. Her large bosom soft and comforting…

The ride

Almost nothing was under my control

It was hot.

The Typewriter Muse

Almost nothing was under my control.

Date a girl who works

The Prologue

Random Act of Road Rage

Note: Originally published for Six Word Memiors’ “Almost Nothing Was Under My Control” challenge

I’m about to tell you the story of the strangest thing that’s happened to me. Don’t expect a resolution, or an explanation, because you won’t get either, and that’s…