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By Anonymous

“Let’s leave,” I said. I pulled open the twin doors and was greeted by a blast of frigid night air. It was not dark yet, but the purposeless sun had lost its usual warmth. In a...

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Jasminelily95 SILVER, Jakarta, Other
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"She loved mysteries so much, she became one." Paper Towns by John Green

Nonfiction
By Geigergirl96 BRONZE
Huntington, West Virginia
Geigergirl96 BRONZE, Huntington, West Virginia
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

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By Vivi. SILVER
Karpenisi, Other
Vivi. SILVER, Karpenisi, Other
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Sometimes talking to yourself can be harder than talking to others.You might have to prove to your own person that you're wrong."

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By Lizziebeth PLATINUM
New York, New York
Lizziebeth PLATINUM, New York, New York
35 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Show me a hero and I'll write you a tragedy."- F. Scott Fitzgerald

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By MeganR.D. BRONZE
Union City, California
MeganR.D. BRONZE, Union City, California
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
“And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.” - Sylvia Plath

Emma.H.96 DIAMOND, Kalamazoo, Michigan
65 articles 0 photos 67 comments

Favorite Quote:
You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should've behaved better. -Anne Lamott, from Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life.

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By Allybear99 GOLD
Södertälje, Other
Allybear99 GOLD, Södertälje, Other
15 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Imagination is moreimportant than knowledge.&quot;- Albert Einstein<br /> &quot;Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.&quot;- Harold R.McAlindon

dbacksgirl29 BRONZE, Peoria, Arizona
2 articles 0 photos 17 comments
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By Mo Gaffney SILVER
Park Ridge, Illinois
Mo Gaffney SILVER, Park Ridge, Illinois
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments