Just six words. That's all you get. 33 people of all ages took the six-word memoir challenge at the Midcoast Mini-Maker Faire in 2014. They each wrote and illustrated a six-word story that encapsulates their identity, philosophy, fears, loves, passions, humor, or simply what they did last summer, or all of the above. For some it was a transformative process of self-understanding. For everybody it was a fun way to write, draw, and create. We hope these six-word memoirs will inspire others to pick up a pen (or crayon) to write and illustrate their own six-word memoir.