SMITH and TreeHugger challenge you to define your green life in just six words. Everyone has a green story. What's yours?
- mom was "earthy" now I'm "green"
- Drive a hybrid, elect a democrat.
- Earth, the biggest share-house of all
- play in the dark, it's fun
- pancreatitis sobered reality, leading to clarity
- eat local food, grow a city
- I read Tree Hugger every day.
- Walk the talk, and just walk
- Make a mess; clean it up.
- Threat level has reached Code Green.
- Right now, some dinosaur is chuckling.
- my solar backpack recharged my soul
ABOUT THE CONTEST
What can you say about yourself in just six words? In its new book,
Not Quite What I was Planning: Six Word Memoirs from Writers Famous
and Obscure, SMITH Magazine offers hundreds of minuscule yet
insightful life stories. And now the short, short life story sensation
is going green. SMITH and TreeHugger challenge you to define your
green life in just six words. Got a swell philosophy? Traveled a
strange path? Fall off the eco-wagon often? Lay your tiny tale on us and you could win a copy of Smith's new book, a Planet Earth DVD set, or even an iPod nano (personalized with your winning submission, of course). Everyone on this big blue marble has a green story. So,
what's yours?
ABOUT THE BOOK
Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous & Obscure collects almost 1,000 six-word memoirs, including additions from many celebrities including Stephen Colbert, Jane Goodall, Dave Eggers, and more.
Surprisingly addictive, Not Quite is both a moving peek at the minutia of humanity and the most literary toilet reading you’ll ever find.















