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I Can't Keep My Own Secrets

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by Larry Smith


  Show your bravery, wear silver spandex.

  —Mark W.

  Too young to decide for forever.

  —Kathleen W.

  I would have.

  You never asked.

  —Kaylan L.

  Staining my clothes:

  blood and chocolate.

  —Patricia G.

  I’m thankful I’m not messed up.

  —Kieran D.

  —Melanie D.

  Given frivolities. Earned the good stuff.

  —Anna M.

  Prefer Indiana Jones to Mr. Darcy.

  —Laura H.

  I found hope in clinical depression.

  —Jonathan E.

  Seventeen.

  Seven men.

  Ten months.

  Slut.

  —Chelsea P.

  Grandma died:

  nothing.

  Character dies:

  sobbing.

  —Anri B.

  Can I be fourteen forever, please?

  —Emily B.

  Now always thinking in six-word phrases.

  —Sarah R.

  Use makeup; it covers the bruises.

  —Kate G.

  I don’t rock;

  Guitar Hero lies.

  —Lacy F.

  I got help.

  It didn’t help.

  —Emily G.

  Virgin is not a dirty word.

  —Erin C.

  Couldn’t say it, so I sang.

  —Kenny S.

  Super powers would make things easier.

  —Steven W.

  I’m not going to college. So?

  —Caitlin K.

  I don’t believe it’s on YouTube.

  —Greg A.

  I’ve already turned into my mother.

  —Liz F.

  My friends are dead rock stars.

  —McKenna S.

  Wanna lose virginity,

  wanna feel something.

  —Kyle L.

  Too many colors, hair now brittle.

  —Zoe L.

  Obama did.

  Now so can we.

  —Calen M.

  Cold Pop-Tart;

  messy hair;

  running late.

  —Kelsey H.

  The potential of the blank page.

  —Alexandria E.

  I’m shy, but not on paper.

  —Ren P.

  On Facebook. Nobody chatting with me.

  —Danielle C.

  Sarcasm and cynicism, just a facade.

  —Maura F.

  My fiancé is Mormon. I’m not.

  —Angela V.

  But so much has already happened….

  —Luke T.

  Pencil on paper, draft after draft.

  —Rachel S.

  But my life’s only just begun.

  —Yael W.

  My life story: to be continued.

  —Cassie H.

  Submit your own six-word memoir at www.smithteens.com.

  STARS WRITE SIX-WORD MEMOIRS…JUST LIKE US!

  Found personal passions: storytelling and love.

  —Ken Baumann, The Secret Life of the American Teenager

  Didn’t give up. Living my dream!

  —Meaghan Jette Martin, Camp Rock

  Impatient, innovative, creative,

  positive, humble, LEGENDARY!

  —Orlando Brown, That’s So Raven

  Go big or go home—ironic.

  —Daniel Magder, Life with Derek

  My diary is read by everyone.

  —Taylor Swift

  I gave my heart and soul.

  —Shawn Johnson

  Eyes closed, rain pours. An inspiration.

  —Shailene Woodley, The Secret Life of the American Teenager

  All I know is I don’t.

  —Sam Earle, Degrassi: The Next Generation

  Never had time to look back.

  —Jordan Hudyma, Degrassi: The Next Generation

  Nothing more expensive than missed opportunities.

  —Argiris Karras, Degrassi: The Next Generation

  SIX-WORD WINNERS FROM TEEN NICK

  Grew up wanting to settle down.

  —Kirsten Wise

  Stepped on.

  Stepped up.

  Stepped out.

  —Kelly Skallerud

  He left. Mom cried.

  Roller-coaster ride.

  —Danielle Weiler

  I’m an Etch A Sketch, shaking.

  —Lee Weinsoff

  SIX-WORD MEMOIRS FROM TEEN WEB STARS WE LOVE

  I did not set any limits.

  —Carl “Kidblogger” Ocab, www.carlocab.com

  Life:

  random,

  unpredictable,

  heartbreaking, and breathtaking.

  —Ashley Qualls, www.whateverlife.com

  Always took every opportunity I got.

  —Jesse T. Youngblood, Tooble.tv

  SEARCHABLE TERMS

  Note: Entries in this index, carried over verbatim from the print edition of this title, are unlikely to correspond to the pagination of any given e–book reader. However, entries in this index, and other terms, may be easily located by using the search feature of your e–book reader.

  Abstaining 9, 18, 171

  Age 15, 23, 33, 36, 46, 50, 73, 76, 96, 105, 114, 122, 128, 129, 134, 139, 163, 165, 168, 169

  Alone 4, 33, 53, 61

  Animals 7, 25, 102, 116, 136

  Art 29, 57, 143

  Average 30, 52, 68

  Awkward 71, 126, 140

  Being good 29, 73, 138

  Being myself 72, 95, 132, 139, 141, 160, 171

  Best friends 20, 24, 56, 133

  Boobs 6, 75, 127

  Booze 18, 26, 27, 87, 95

  Camp 17, 61, 89

  Change 22, 25, 37, 91, 101, 104, 114, 117, 164

  Childhood 26, 36, 111, 115, 149

  College 14, 93, 101, 104, 107, 149, 154, 161, 172

  Color 49, 73, 83, 92, 95, 159, 173

  Crazy 35, 38, 71, 160

  Dad 17, 24, 43, 66, 77, 111, 123, 128, 134, 148, 150, 151, 163

  Death 3, 16, 17, 37, 74, 76, 77, 86, 97, 110, 169, 172

  Diseases, disorders, and disabilities 8, 12, 20, 36, 39, 43, 50, 54, 62, 66, 72, 79, 83, 84, 85, 87, 109, 129, 142, 148, 149, 159, 168

  Dreams 11, 25, 47, 112, 122, 125, 148, 178

  Drug 7, 31, 66, 83, 96, 110, 129, 151

  Eating disorder 12, 104, 116, 151

  Engaged 50, 76, 122, 139, 175

  Fashion 2, 37, 39, 44, 165

  Fear 7, 13, 28, 36, 76, 80, 115, 122, 139

  Fictional worlds 22, 26, 51, 61, 85, 142, 158, 168, 169

  Food 4, 8, 22, 23, 37, 53, 56, 76, 83, 99, 132, 146, 152, 166, 173

  Friends 24, 33, 59, 61, 90, 101, 130, 138, 154, 159, 172

  Future 25, 58, 59, 125, 142, 163

  Gaming 6, 43, 52, 170

  Gay 23, 38, 45, 49, 59, 80, 109, 113, 123, 134, 146, 155

  Getting over it 9, 12, 20, 25, 37, 56, 65, 87, 151

  God 2, 17, 19, 32, 74, 84, 114, 122, 143

  Grandparents 16, 68, 77, 169

  Growing up 4, 15, 31, 43, 47, 77, 181

  Hair 15, 52, 92, 149, 159, 164, 173

  Happy 4, 18, 35, 54, 58, 98

  Hate 41, 61, 71, 72, 98, 110

  Heartbreak 7, 20, 26, 110, 119, 145, 182

  Him 10, 13, 24, 34, 69, 74, 91, 117, 155

  Hobbies 12, 35, 69, 73, 80, 87, 105, 110

  Home 24, 129, 132, 158, 162

  Internet 1, 9, 13, 17, 44, 47, 58, 88, 106, 113, 138, 172, 175

  Kissing 9, 89, 152

  Lies 88, 142, 158, 170

  Love 1, 5, 45, 56, 69, 71, 85, 96, 98, 110, 115, 116, 118, 126, 127, 131, 133, 143, 144, 145, 147, 155, 164, 178

  Mom 10, 29, 36, 75, 79, 80, 86, 90, 111, 116, 123, 146, 154, 165, 172, 181

  Money 6, 8, 11, 80, 112, 125, 145, 149

  Music 2, 20, 31, 35, 62, 68, 72, 74, 82, 93, 96, 134, 13
6, 145, 165, 171, 172

  Name 4, 58, 79, 141, 147, 152

  Namecalling 10, 22, 36, 39, 47, 64, 66, 113, 144

  Parents 5, 6, 28, 47, 84, 90, 129, 151, 154

  Perfection 45, 105, 125, 137

  Picture 15, 22, 107, 121

  Piercings 42, 119

  Place 30, 37, 52, 58, 71, 82, 91, 112, 113, 119, 132, 147, 152

  Popularity 89, 158

  Pregnancy 17, 49, 78, 98, 114, 122, 134

  Race 84, 90, 97, 126, 152

  Reading 13, 23, 38, 51, 61, 64, 77, 97, 109, 115, 160

  Rejection 10, 12, 13, 26, 38

  Religion 30, 32, 33, 49, 73, 88, 122, 131, 132, 175

  Sarcasm and cynicism 112, 127, 159, 164, 175,

  School 3, 8, 37, 49, 53, 54, 56, 59, 70, 71, 80, 81, 89, 126, 141, 142, 148, 163

  Science 5, 38, 54

  Secret 50, 109, 139, 148, 154

  Sex and virginity 27, 28, 44, 51, 55, 70, 88, 131, 165, 168, 171, 173

  Shoes 2, 102, 121

  Siblings 1, 5, 20, 65, 69, 72, 89, 97, 101, 107, 128, 132

  Sports 69, 80, 87, 105, 137, 145, 163

  Texts 56, 60, 65

  Twins 20, 78

  War 46, 59, 114

  Weight 17, 29, 35, 47, 50, 79, 83, 90, 104, 143

  Writing 1, 10, 25, 33, 79, 87, 93, 107, 125, 179

  About the Author

  SMITH is an online magazine obsessed with personal storytelling. To read more six-word memoirs by teens and to submit your own, go to www.smithteens.com.

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  Credits

  Cover design by Thomas Forget

  Copyright

  I CAN’T KEEP MY OWN SECRETS: Six-Word Memoirs by Teens Famous & Obscure. Copyright © 2009 by SMITH Magazine. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.

  Adobe Digital Edition July 2009 ISBN 978-0-06-194869-5

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