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By lilyofthevalley SILVER
Baltimore, Maryland

Peter, mumbling, crawled through the bush of mustard-colored flower buds sprouting to settle in rain-soaked vibrating hush broken by his mother’s scattered shouting...
lilyofthevalley SILVER, Baltimore, Maryland
9 articles 0 photos 1 comment

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By Swimmergirl101 GOLD
Rolla, Missouri
Swimmergirl101 GOLD, Rolla, Missouri
16 articles 0 photos 16 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Be Happy. It's one way of being wise" - Collette

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By Ghillie BRONZE
Sturgis, South Dakota
Ghillie BRONZE, Sturgis, South Dakota
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
“I've got a bad case of the 3:00 am guilts - you know, when you lie in bed awake and replay all those things you didn't do right? Because, as we all know, nothing solves insomnia like a nice warm glass of regret, depression and self-loathing.”

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By Mercy0414 GOLD
Miramar, Florida
Mercy0414 GOLD, Miramar, Florida
16 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"I welcomed his hate inside of me, because mine needed company."

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By Bridey SILVER
Irvine, California
Bridey SILVER, Irvine, California
5 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Promise me you won't spend so much time trying to keep your head above the waves that you forget, truly forget, how much you have always loved to swim."

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By ZariaBeam BRONZE
Charlotte, North Carolina
ZariaBeam BRONZE, Charlotte, North Carolina
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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By dappled.sunlight SILVER
Toronto, Other
dappled.sunlight SILVER, Toronto, Other
7 articles 2 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Plant a tree in your heart, and a songbird will come." -Chinese Proverb

Another_teen_in_society BRONZE, OKC, Oklahoma
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"You're under no obligation to be the same person you were five minutes ago."

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By EllenRainer BRONZE
Muncy, Pennsylvania
EllenRainer BRONZE, Muncy, Pennsylvania
3 articles 29 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;In his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and the champagne and the stars&quot;<br /> --F. Scott Fitzgerald