6 WORD MEMOIRS
#10--Andes Mints on my Grandma's Table.
#9--I'm gonna worry, but not now.
#8--Lost a fight with a Goldfish.
#7--Prevent regret before you feel it.
#6--Seventeen, College Plans, time to fly.
#5--Car stopped at a forked road.
#4--Fingers raw from pressing six strings.
#3--Blue eyes, free skies, heavy sighs.
#2--One lane highway ahead, no exits.
#1--American Stars on my father's coffin.
A note to readers--I wrote this post as a senior in High School, the prompt from my creative writing teacher was, if I remember right, to write ten memoirs of our life in six words exactly per memoir. What I love about this piece is I had forgotten about it til yesterday, and while reading it, I realized I couldn't recall what half the memoirs meant. Their simplicity leaves my present self at a loss of understanding of my past self. Consequently, this entry is a mystery for me and for you in taking insight into the life and memories of a 17-year-old Mikayla Johnson.
P.S. My favorite one is the goldfish one. Any ideas what that puppy meant?
#10--Andes Mints on my Grandma's Table.
#9--I'm gonna worry, but not now.
#8--Lost a fight with a Goldfish.
#7--Prevent regret before you feel it.
#6--Seventeen, College Plans, time to fly.
#5--Car stopped at a forked road.
#4--Fingers raw from pressing six strings.
#3--Blue eyes, free skies, heavy sighs.
#2--One lane highway ahead, no exits.
#1--American Stars on my father's coffin.
A note to readers--I wrote this post as a senior in High School, the prompt from my creative writing teacher was, if I remember right, to write ten memoirs of our life in six words exactly per memoir. What I love about this piece is I had forgotten about it til yesterday, and while reading it, I realized I couldn't recall what half the memoirs meant. Their simplicity leaves my present self at a loss of understanding of my past self. Consequently, this entry is a mystery for me and for you in taking insight into the life and memories of a 17-year-old Mikayla Johnson.
P.S. My favorite one is the goldfish one. Any ideas what that puppy meant?
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