Contents Under Pressure

[Linda Davenport]

Six is flannel pajamas and cereal on the front end, spaghetti straps and cocktails on the back. Six is the number of one, half dozen of another. Six is a gap-toothed smile taken on the first day of big school, the only photo that survived the fire in '42. Six is the number of hours Lelar Mae labored to bring her eldest son into the world and the number of grandsons who carried her casket. Six is big ideas, deep thoughts, beginnings and endings squeezed into an impossibly small container. Six is always worth it, but it can knock you on your butt if you aren't careful how you open it.

[MartiW]

This is wonderful, Linda.

[Kim]

Six is big ideas, deep thoughts, beginnings and endings squeezed into an impossibly small container - Amen to that! Thank you - terrific 6

[Anthony Venutolo]

Insightful and marvelous. Great idea for a Six. (Sorta reminded me of the movie The Number 23)

[aminah]

I love that. It brought tears to my eyes and then tickled me and made me laugh! great...more pleaseeeeeeeeee

[Tess Dickenson]

This is just scrumptious!!

[Kathleen Gilbert]

That gave me chills.. Love it.

[Lorianne]

this is just great..fun to read!

[Linda Davenport]

Thanks for the kind words. This is actually a salute to all of YOU who amaze me daily with what you accomplish in just six sentences. I can't tell you how often I am overwhelmed with the power of these short pieces...the amount of emotion, vivid imagery, and wonder that you force into that small package.

I wonder...could we write our life stories (so far) in six? Where you started, where you've been, where you are, where you're going...? Now that I think of it, I'm not sure I even KNOW most of that stuff, and even more doubtful that I can fit it into six, but I think I'll try. Anyone else?

[Chris Campbell]

Loved loved loved loved loved loved this!

[Olive Rosehips]

This is pretty wonderful.