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.

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Comment by MartiW on February 20, 2009 at 3:09am
This is wonderful, Linda.
Comment by Kim on February 19, 2009 at 11:51pm
Six is big ideas, deep thoughts, beginnings and endings squeezed into an impossibly small container - Amen to that! Thank you - terrific 6
Comment by Anthony Venutolo on February 12, 2009 at 10:36pm
Insightful and marvelous. Great idea for a Six. (Sorta reminded me of the movie The Number 23)
Comment by aminah on February 12, 2009 at 3:30pm
I love that. It brought tears to my eyes and then tickled me and made me laugh! great...more pleaseeeeeeeeee
Comment by Tess Dickenson on February 11, 2009 at 11:57am
This is just scrumptious!!
Comment by Kathleen Gilbert on February 11, 2009 at 11:25am
That gave me chills.. Love it.
Comment by Lorianne on February 11, 2009 at 10:17am
this is just great..fun to read!
Comment by Linda Davenport on February 11, 2009 at 6:38am
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?
Comment by Chris Campbell on February 11, 2009 at 12:04am
Loved loved loved loved loved loved this!
Comment by Olive Rosehips on February 10, 2009 at 11:01pm
This is pretty wonderful.

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