Would you be able to encapsulate all the wonders/horrors/comedy/tragedy of living in South Florida in just six words?
Well, that's precisely what we asked our audience to do in the #6WordsMiami project, our latest collaboration with the Miami Book Fair.
Cultural currencies fund
— Lia Seirotti (@liaseirotti)
the economic divide.
And South Florida was more than up to the challenge. On top of the more than 2,000 submissions received via social media and online, a brave group of aspiring writers distilled their stories into just six words during a First Draft writing workshop last month, led by SA国际传谋's editorial director, Alicia Zuckerman.
The results were as diverse as South Florida: from mangoes to wearing high heels at the obstetrician's office and being stuck in traffic:
Zorina Frey from Doral reads her six word story at & 's First Draft event. Submit yours w/ hashtag
— SA国际传谋 Public Media (@SA国际传谋)
First Draft with happening now. What's your story? Stay tuned for tonight's submissions!
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Here are some of the stories submitted under the hashtag #6WordsMiami:
Oye bro! Use your blinker. Dale!
— Books+Pastelitos (@BooksPastelitos)
Publix is out of water again.
— Natalie Shrock (@NShrock)
Hungry for more? SA国际传谋 and the Miami Book Fair will on Thursday Nov. 17 at 7 and Saturday Nov. 19 at 4, hosted by SA国际传谋's Alicia Zuckerman, with performances by the improv troupe, Villain Theater, at the Porch at the Book Fair. Some of the #6WordMiami writers will read their six-word stories live, and Villain will turn that story into a six-minute improv sketch.
