Six Word Memoirs Fantastic Voyages AARP The Magazine

Six Word Memoirs Fantastic Voyages AARP The Magazine

Six-Word Memoirs: Fantastic Voyages - AARP The Magazine

Fantastic Voyages

Memorable journeys — only half a dozen words

Submit Your Six-Word Memoir

Can you tell a story in six words? In each issue of AARP The Magazine, we provide a theme and challenge you to tell your personal story about it using only half a dozen words. Past topics include family relationships, great meals and life-changing advice.
You can submit your entry . If we publish it in the magazine, we'll also print it on a T-shirt for you. Good luck!

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Fantastic Voyages This issue s winners

Thousands of you shared a half a dozen words about your favorite trip. Here are a few of our favorites: London — walked around in a fog.
Barry E. Sanders, 66, Boca Raton, Florida
Retired sales manager Mexican mariachi serenade; U.S. boyfriend forgotten.
Lucy Cortese, 64,Jacksonville, Florida
Retired executive director and former school principal Driving through, Mount Saint Helens blew.
Carol Stamper, 56, Shawano, Wisconsin
Physical therapist assistant Went looking for self. Found others.
Gary Millam, 69, Flagstaff, Arizona
Retired real-estate investor Eavesdropping on ghosts in Donegal Castle.
Ann Michelle Mahony, 67, Grand Lake, Colorado
Retired account representative Broken motorcycle. One hitchhiker. True love.
Nancy Prince, 60, Davenport, Iowa
Certified pharmacy technician Dad. Son. China 2006. Adopted Annie.
Ken Thurnau, 70, Owatonna, Minnesota
Retired from insurance company after 36 years Larry Smith, who selected these entries, is the founder of the Six-Word Memoir project and coeditor, with Rachel Fershleiser, of It All Changed in an Instant: More Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous & Obscure. Cancel You are leaving AARP.org and going to the website of our trusted provider. The provider’s terms, conditions and policies apply. Please return to AARP.org to learn more about other benefits. Your email address is now confirmed. You'll start receiving the latest news, benefits, events, and programs related to AARP's mission to empower people to choose how they live as they age. You can also by updating your account at anytime. You will be asked to register or log in. Cancel Offer Details Disclosures

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