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Six-Word Memoirs
My Most Memorable Meal
BABS SCOTT, 71, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, artist
Marriage proposal written
on a cheesecake!
KATHY DOLAN,
59, Brevard, North Carolina
“Domestic goddess” and writer
Mother’s Day: scrambled eggs
with shells.
PHYLLIS LAFLEUR,
52, Ville Platte, Louisiana
Retired teacher
First date: candlelight,
tablecloth on fire!
DENISE COTÉ, 53, Anacortes, Washington
Self-employed accounting/
office professional
Vietnam. Discharged. Home.
Mom cooked. Delighted!
DONALD HARBIN,
60, Flint, Michigan
U.S. Postal Service letter carrier
Swear words—got soap for dinner.
GERALD A. MCBREEN,
74,
Pacific, Washington
Retired U.S. Postal Service worker
Two days’ labor. Nurse served liver.
BONNIE NOLAN, 69, San Marcos, California
Retired graphic artist
Next Issue: Siblings
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Larry Smith, who selected these memoirs, is the coeditor,
with Rachel Fershleiser, of a new book of six-worders—
I Can’t Keep My Own Secrets: Six-Word Memoirs by
Teens Famous & Obscure.
