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How We Were and How We Are Not
By Isabella Mckinley SILVER
New York, New York

I was comfortable with how we were. As warm and cozy as the apple pie we used to make, spending hours deciphering your mother’s handwritten recipe. We clapped during sh...
Isabella Mckinley SILVER, New York, New York
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What Makes a Writer
By A.L.Sommer DIAMOND
Brookfield, Wisconsin
A.L.Sommer DIAMOND, Brookfield, Wisconsin
64 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, &#039;Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented?&#039; Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world; there is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that others won&#039;t feel insecure around you. We were all meant to shine as children do. We were all born to make manifest the glory of God that&#039;s within us - it&#039;s not just in some of us, it&#039;s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.&quot;<br /> -Nelson Mandela

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Ribbons of Glass
By Isabella Mckinley SILVER
New York, New York
Isabella Mckinley SILVER, New York, New York
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Weigh the Quaint
By A.L.Sommer DIAMOND
Brookfield, Wisconsin
A.L.Sommer DIAMOND, Brookfield, Wisconsin
64 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, &#039;Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented?&#039; Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world; there is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that others won&#039;t feel insecure around you. We were all meant to shine as children do. We were all born to make manifest the glory of God that&#039;s within us - it&#039;s not just in some of us, it&#039;s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.&quot;<br /> -Nelson Mandela

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Weave
By Isabella Mckinley SILVER
New York, New York
Isabella Mckinley SILVER, New York, New York
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Light
By Catiestar GOLD
Clayton, New Jersey
Catiestar GOLD, Clayton, New Jersey
17 articles 0 photos 54 comments

Favorite Quote:
You be the anchor that keeps my feet on the ground, I&#039;ll be the wings that keep your heart in the clouds &lt;3

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Fading
By Isabella Mckinley SILVER
New York, New York
Isabella Mckinley SILVER, New York, New York
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Tattoos in the Sand
By ReneetheGreat PLATINUM
Castle Rock, Colorado
ReneetheGreat PLATINUM, Castle Rock, Colorado
28 articles 3 photos 85 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Strength does not come from physical capacity, but from an indomitable will.&quot;

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I Heart; Question Mark.
By Rosebud32 PLATINUM
Bloomington, Illinois
Rosebud32 PLATINUM, Bloomington, Illinois
25 articles 0 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;a rose for a rose, maybe the best gift of them all&quot;

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Far Away But Still Here
By baumshell DIAMOND
Burbank, California
baumshell DIAMOND, Burbank, California
68 articles 0 photos 23 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I was thinking how nothing lasts and what a shame that is.&quot;-Benjamin Button

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