kicking off ‘party games’ week
As I was getting ready to share April’s Halloween party game, I started thinking about other fun ice-breaker games I’ve played or created over the years.
Since I’m not quite finished with the formatting of the murder mystery game handout, I’ve decided to throw in a little ‘peek at the past’ to kick off what I hope will be “Party Games Week” around here (at least on the blog). The one below is one of my personal favorites.
At several of our sangria parties, we’ve played the ‘6-Word Memoir’ Game. If you haven’t heard of the book, ‘Not Quite What I Was Expecting: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure’, I highly encourage you to check it out. The official website for the magazine behind the effort is at http://www.smithmag.net/sixwords/ – you can even submit your own 6-word memoir there.
Please note in Tate’s entry below the word is “solar” not “sober” – his handwriting and spelling are creatively attrocious, to say the least.
Please leave your 6-word memoir in the comments below (and perhaps vote for your favorite among the 7 samples) – I would love to hear from you!
Hi Kathryn, This is Alyssa from SMITH Magazine, and I just wanted to say that we love the idea of the six-word memoir as a party game! Thanks for mentioning our project, and keep having fun with those memoirs, drunk or solar/sober. AlyssaSMITH intern
Alyssa, so nice to hear from you! Please convey to your colleagues how much we love the book – we actually give it as a prize to the guest whose 6-word memoir garners the most votes at the party. I usually keep several copies on hand just for this (it also makes a great hostess gift!). Kathy