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#7011voted by our readers
By inkyapocheir BRONZE
Aspen, Colorado

Lately I've been carrying sea shells. I found most of them a few weeks ago in the shallows of Boca Ciega Bay, near my grandmother's overtly sterile abode. I'd wander...
inkyapocheir BRONZE, Aspen, Colorado
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#7012 Nonfiction
By jenzhang097 BRONZE
Rockville, Maryland
jenzhang097 BRONZE, Rockville, Maryland
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#7013 Nonfiction
By Anonymous
#7014 Nonfiction
By Anonymous
#7015 Nonfiction
By Love,Priya SILVER
London, Wisconsin
Love,Priya SILVER, London, Wisconsin
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Favorite Quote:
“Life is funny isn’t it? Just when you think you’ve got it all figured out, just when you finally begin to plan something, get excited about something, and feel like you know what direction you’re heading in, the paths change, the signs change, the wind blows the other way, north is suddenly south, and east is west, and you’re lost. It is so easy to lose your way, to lose direction.”

#7016 Nonfiction
By Anonymous
#7017 Nonfiction
By Genni7 BRONZE
Phoenix, Arizona
Genni7 BRONZE, Phoenix, Arizona
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#7018 Nonfiction
By Destiny0705 BRONZE
Metairie, Louisiana
Destiny0705 BRONZE, Metairie, Louisiana
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#7019 Nonfiction
KirstynAlexandra PLATINUM, Baltimore, Maryland
24 articles 0 photos 71 comments

Favorite Quote:
\&quot;I\&#039;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\&#039;t handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don\&#039;t deserve me at my best.\&quot;<br /> &mdash; Marilyn Monroe<br /> <br /> Imagination is more important than knowledge...<br /> Albert Einstein

#7020 Nonfiction
By Cassie15 SILVER
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Cassie15 SILVER, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
7 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Never let the fear of striking out to keep you from playing the game