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By kaitlinkline BRONZE
Grand Rapids, Michigan

You never know when you wake up in the morning that today is the day  your life will flash before your eyes. We were driving to school listening to Starlight by Taylor Swift, it...
kaitlinkline BRONZE, Grand Rapids, Michigan
1 article 0 photos 1 comment

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ericainfanger BRONZE, Salmon,
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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By Ihaveholesinmyribs BRONZE
Northvale, New Jersey
Ihaveholesinmyribs BRONZE, Northvale, New Jersey
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#25184 Nonfiction
By Emma.H.96 DIAMOND
Kalamazoo, Michigan
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.

#25185 Nonfiction
Travelergirl DIAMOND, Central, Utah
64 articles 5 photos 20 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Do not judge my story by the chapter you walked in on"- Unknown

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By Shelby McGill SILVER
Sussex, Wisconsin
Shelby McGill SILVER, Sussex, Wisconsin
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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By DestinySlade BRONZE
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
DestinySlade BRONZE, Hattiesburg, Mississippi
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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Alonso650 BRONZE, Redwood City, California
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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By Jedidiah SILVER
Rolla, Missouri
Jedidiah SILVER, Rolla, Missouri
9 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND, Athens, Georgia
81 articles 5 photos 1486 comments

Favorite Quote:
To love is to be vulnerable; Triumph is born out of struggle; We notice shadows most when they stand alone in the midst of overwhelming light.