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#2981voted by our readers
By alysaint BRONZE
Royse City, Texas

Everyone knows when you hear a gunshot, you duck and run away. For me, gunshots were lullabies to fall asleep to. I could even tell the difference between a .32 and a 9mm versus a...
alysaint BRONZE, Royse City, Texas
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

#2982 Nonfiction
By patriciaxxr_ BRONZE
Wyckoff, New Jersey
patriciaxxr_ BRONZE, Wyckoff, New Jersey
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#2983 Nonfiction
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#2984 Nonfiction
By AsIAm PLATINUM
Somewhere, North Carolina
AsIAm PLATINUM, Somewhere, North Carolina
48 articles 3 photos 606 comments

Favorite Quote:
"According to some, heroic deaths are admirable things. (Generally those who don't have to do it. Politicians and writers spring to mind.) I've never been convinced by this argument, mainly because, no matter how cool, stylish, composed, unflappable, manly, or defiant you are, at the end of the day you're also dead. Which is a little too permanent for my liking." — Jonathan Stroud (Ptolemy's Gate)

#2985 Nonfiction
By faithelaine BRONZE
Hebron, Kentucky
faithelaine BRONZE, Hebron, Kentucky
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#2986 Nonfiction
Emma_Louise_Alford SILVER, Houston, Texas
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#2987 Nonfiction
By GAJ3 BRONZE
Middlesex, New Jersey
GAJ3 BRONZE, Middlesex, New Jersey
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#2988 Nonfiction
By monkeygirl14 SILVER
Auburn, Washington
monkeygirl14 SILVER, Auburn, Washington
7 articles 1 photo 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
Love can&#039;t be searched for,<br /> Love can&#039;t be paid for,<br /> Love is hard to find,<br /> but once you find love, <br /> you will want to leave everything else behind,<br /> Come find me, the love of my life!

#2989 Nonfiction
By AWriterOfWords DIAMOND
Hamburg, New Jersey
AWriterOfWords DIAMOND, Hamburg, New Jersey
59 articles 13 photos 9 comments
#2990 Nonfiction
By mariyaanyah BRONZE
Wilmington, Delaware
mariyaanyah BRONZE, Wilmington, Delaware
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments