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By horsegirl27 GOLD
Los Angeles, California

I am doing the November writing thing called NaNoWriMo (National November Writing Month) and its very stressful. We are supposed to write 50,000 words in one month, this month, Nov...
horsegirl27 GOLD, Los Angeles, California
11 articles 5 photos 129 comments

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A dog comes when called; a cat takes a message and gets back to you


WhereItAllEndedJazzy BRONZE, Killeen, Texas
4 articles 1 photo 2 comments

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&quot;Roll down those sleeves,<br /> Don&#039;t let the pain show,<br /> Your as strong as can be,<br /> Smile and let the whole world know that you just don&#039;t care.&quot;<br /> -ABR

PenInHand06 BRONZE, Urbana, Illinois
2 articles 0 photos 1 comment

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&quot;I didn&#039;t pay much attention to the whistles and whoops, in fact, I didn&#039;t quite hear them. I was full of a strange feeling, as if I were two people. One of them was Norma Jeane from the orphanage who belonged to nobody; the other was someone whose name I didn&#039;t know. But I knew where she belonged; she belonged to the ocean and the sky and the whole world.&quot;<br /> Marilyn Monroe

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By Ellawind PLATINUM
Seattle, Washington
Ellawind PLATINUM, Seattle, Washington
40 articles 0 photos 77 comments

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What doesn&#039;t kill you only makes you stronger.<br /> <br /> Don&#039;t let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.<br /> <br /> Dream like you will live forever, live like you will die today.

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By Extremitiesofhope BRONZE
Adelphi, Maryland
Extremitiesofhope BRONZE, Adelphi, Maryland
4 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Dream as if you&#039;ll live forever, live as if you&#039;ll die today.&rdquo; -James Dean

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By Sheila Naughton BRONZE
Arlington Heights, Illinois
Sheila Naughton BRONZE, Arlington Heights, Illinois
2 articles 0 photos 1 comment
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By MiraA BRONZE
Park City, Utah
MiraA BRONZE, Park City, Utah
4 articles 0 photos 3 comments
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By Number_One_Mommy GOLD
Springfield, Oregon
Number_One_Mommy GOLD, Springfield, Oregon
10 articles 14 photos 80 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot; Your Only Out Of The Game, When You Take Yourself Out!&quot;<br /> -My Daddy

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By EmilytheAuthor DIAMOND
St. Francisville, Louisiana
EmilytheAuthor DIAMOND, St. Francisville, Louisiana
55 articles 20 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
Be who you are and say what you feel because those that mind don&#039;t matter, and those that matter don&#039;t mind. -dr. seuss