Here are some examples excerpted from "Not Quite What I Was Planning" from Smith magazine. After Harvard, had baby with crackhead. -- Robin Templeton 70 years, few tears, hairy ears. -- Bill Querengesser Watching quietly from every door frame. -- Nicole Resseguie Catholic school backfired. Sin is in! -- Nikki Beland Savior complex makes for many disappointments. -- Alanna Schubach Nobody cared, then they did. Why? -- Chuck Klosterman Some cross-eyed kid, forgotten then found. -- Diana Welch She said she was negative. Damn. -- Ryan McRae Born in the desert, still thirsty. -- Georgene Nunn A sake mom, not soccer mom. -- Shawna Hausman I asked. They answered. I wrote. -- Sebastian Junger No future, no past. Not lost. -- Matt Brensilver Extremely responsible, secretly longed for spontaneity. -- Sabra Jennings Joined Army. Came out. Got booted. -- Johan Baumeister Almost a victim of my family -- Chuck Sangster The psychic said I'd be richer. -- Elizabeth Bernstein Grumpy old soundman needs love, too. -- Lennie Rosengard Mom died, Dad screwed us over. -- Lesley Kysely Painful nerd kid, happy nerd adult. -- Linda Williamson Write about sex, learn about love. -- Martha Garvey Write yours...