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By AbbyQ PLATINUM
Fairbanks, Alaska

Plane lands. Hustle, bustle, get the luggage! Zip, zap, up down, all around. Escalator, elevator, escalator, out. Out into the fresh city air of Foggy Bottom. Thump-thump, thump-th...
AbbyQ PLATINUM, Fairbanks, Alaska
34 articles 0 photos 32 comments

Favorite Quote:
"When the coroner cuts me open, he will find ink in my veins and blood on my typewriter keys."


Nonfiction
By zomgkellie BRONZE
Clarion, Pennsylvania
zomgkellie BRONZE, Clarion, Pennsylvania
4 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
be willing to give the effort that separates the winner from the one in second place.

Nonfiction
By NatalieD. GOLD
Orlando, Florida
NatalieD. GOLD, Orlando, Florida
17 articles 0 photos 1 comment
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By foreveroctober GOLD
Pompton Plains, New Jersey
foreveroctober GOLD, Pompton Plains, New Jersey
11 articles 0 photos 23 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Life, he realized, was much like a song. In the beginning there is mystery, in the end there is confirmation, but it's the middle where all the emotion resides to make the whole thing worthwhile." - The Last Song, Nicholas Sparks

sweethearrrt GOLD, Portland, Oregon
10 articles 7 photos 43 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best."
— Marilyn Monroe

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chefamanda5794 BRONZE, Cortland, New York
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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By Kiynteyh BRONZE
Citynamehere, Tennessee
Kiynteyh BRONZE, Citynamehere, Tennessee
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"If you believe in something with all your heart, it can become real even if it is not physically there." - Courgetaru Leaono

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By emmacxoxo PLATINUM
Chelsea, Massachusetts
emmacxoxo PLATINUM, Chelsea, Massachusetts
22 articles 6 photos 26 comments

Favorite Quote:
Okay. Okay.

Nonfiction
By sassymeforever333 SILVER
Fort Myers, Florida
sassymeforever333 SILVER, Fort Myers, Florida
9 articles 2 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast. Is not proud or rude. It is not self seeking or easily angered. Love keeps no record of wrongs. Love always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.