Six-Word Biographies

I enjoy reading autobiographies, but only if they're really, really short. So The Six-Word Memoir Contest is just what I've been looking for.

Everyone has a story. Can you tell yours in six words? Sure you can. Enter The Six-Word Memoir Contest—and you could win an iPod Nano.

Send us your short, short life story using the form below and sign up for a cool, new free service from Twitter. Then you'll get to read one great six-word memoir every day, sent straight to your cell phone.

As genealogists, we might try applying this concept to our ancestors. Some examples:

• "Kicked off Mayflower for counting cards."
• "Eighteen children, none of them attractive."
• "Thought he was a girl. Whoops!"
• "Killed by Indians. Probably deserved it."
• "Never could spell his name correctly."
• "Lived a virtuous life until executed."
• "Outlived three husbands. Was never convicted."
• "Accidentally shot by brother. Seven times."
• "Really, he was just following orders!"
• "Was born, married, died. Nothing else."

Feel free to offer your own ancestor bios in a comment below.