Haikus too wordy? How about capturing a relationship in just six words? That’s the premise behind Six-Word Memoirs on Love and Heartbreak: by Writers Famous and Obscure, an adorable little compendium of love and loss featuring our own famous author, Lynn Harris.

Engaged in Jerusalem. Thank you, God. —Lynn Harris

He still needs me at sixty-four. —Armistead Maupin

Married by Elvis. Divorced by Friday. —G.M. Rouse

Will government ever let us marry? —Vicki Marsh

Add your own to the comments! Here’s mine:

Why’d I design her wedding invitation??