Six-Word Memoirs: Quarantine Edition

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I’ve always loved six-word memoirs, and the other day I saw a fellow slicer used them to slice about her feelings lately. Here’s my version.

I’m trapped inside, can’t go out.

Some days are fine, others not.

Body aches and lots of sleep.

Good thing is I’m noticing more.

Connecting with friends through a screen.

Taking a break on the daily.

No end in sight. Crave normalcy.

Coronavirus please go away sometime soon.

12 thoughts on “Six-Word Memoirs: Quarantine Edition”

Pia Alliende March 28, 2020 at 9:59 am

The world is with you. The coronavirus not only kills people but is in our brain almost all the time.I hope tomorrow is one of the good connecting days.

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1. aggiekesler Post authorApril 3, 2020 at 9:04 pm
  
  It won’t go away. I wish it would!
  
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shaggerspicchu March 28, 2020 at 10:23 am

Love this type of memoir, just wish our memoirs right now could be more positive. No such luck for a little while. Stay strong over there Ennif! Love ya!

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1. aggiekesler Post authorApril 3, 2020 at 9:04 pm
  
  Thanks Shags! You stay safe too!!
  
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Darin Johnston March 28, 2020 at 10:25 am

Oh, that normalcy. So many things that I miss right now.

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jennieb March 28, 2020 at 10:54 am

Any of these/ all of these describe my feelings, too. Thanks for sharing!

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edifiedlistener March 28, 2020 at 2:53 pm

Amazing what can within the space of six words. These reflections are sharp and real. They get to the crux without ceremony which feels just right for these times.

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1. aggiekesler Post authorApril 3, 2020 at 9:03 pm
  
  Thank you for your kind words!
  
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Terje March 28, 2020 at 5:00 pm

I hope the break has helped you to build your resilience for the next weeks to follow. How will you approach the next weeks? Do you plan any changes to the distance learning and your daily routines? How do you plan to fill your cup? I ask these questions because we heard that we will continue for DL at least until May. The first full week was tiring. Reading your posts helped me as we started our DL.
I think that when this is over we have to redefine normalcy.

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livinglife816287820 March 28, 2020 at 10:12 pm

You speak to everyone’s hearts! Whoever thought normalcy would be what we’d crave!

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karpenglish March 29, 2020 at 11:24 am

I like the six word memoirs. It is hard to encapsulate all that is going on and that I am feeling in writing, and I appreciate the way you parsed it down and got to the heart of the frustration and distress and longing, but also some of the positives. There are some upsides to our new realities, even if some days they are harder to find than others.

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1. aggiekesler Post authorApril 3, 2020 at 9:02 pm
  
  I always love 6-word memoirs, too! Glad you liked it. 🙂
  
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