Thanks to Paul Di Filippo for this one. BBC Radio 4 has a story about Smith Magazine's "Six Words" memoirs, in which readers are invited to sum up their lives in just six words, inspired by Hemingway's famous six-word story.

Can you sum up your life in just six words? Mine came to me immediately, without even having to stop and think about it.

"Georgia's dad--Allison's husband--writes books."

How about you nice people? Anyone care to take a stab?