Six-Word Memoirs “Nixon childhood, Reagan teenager, hope finally.” <br> —Tonia Mohammed-Madejczyk, Northport, New York An unexpected personal story was shared by a listener during the Lopate segment: And in an intense few minutes of radio, Anne from Hell’s Kitchen shared her six-word memoir, “I found my mother’s suicide note.” She talked about how important it was for her to come to terms with her mother’s death, and the role of the note in that process. The note, she explained, was just six words: “No flowers, no funeral, no nothing.” Larry Smith and Rachel Fershleiser went on the "Love & Heartbreak" book tour
Superior letter Superior letter In typography and handwriting, a superior letter is a lower-case letter placed above the baseline and made smaller than ordinary script. The style has traditionally been distinct from superscript. Formerly quite common in abbreviations, the original purpose was to make handwritten abbreviations clearly distinct from normal words. These could also be used to enable the important words on signs to be larger. In technical terms, the superior letter can also be called the superscripted minuscule letter. In modern usage, with word processors and text entry interfaces, superscript and superior letters are produced in the same way and look