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Four Birds and a Dog
By Gardenias SILVER
St.Cloud, Florida

“I’m singin’ the rhythm here and I’m a wantin' to be heard” says the little brown finch, the teensy tiny bird “Who wants to listen to you when they can listen to me?” says...
Gardenias SILVER, St.Cloud, Florida
5 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"It's not that I mind falling into the rabbit hole, I just don't want to loose sight of the door." from Here There Be Dragons.

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I Mean It
By BettingImNot GOLD
Toronto, Other
BettingImNot GOLD, Toronto, Other
13 articles 2 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"It's a paper town, look at all those culs-de-sac, those streets that turn in on themselves, all the houses that were built to fall apart. All those paper people living in their paper houses, burning the future to stay warm. All the paper kids drinking beer some bum bought for them at the paper convenience store. Everyone demented with the mania of owning things. All the things paper-thin and paper-frail. And all the people, too. I've lived here for eighteen years and I have never once in my life come across anyone who cares about anything that matters.” -John Green

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Big Top Blues
By Mickie... SILVER
Hamilton, Other
Mickie... SILVER, Hamilton, Other
8 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Your Shin: A device for finding furniture in the dark.&quot; &quot;<br /> If you tell a man the universe has two billion stars, he&#039;ll believe you, but tell him that that bench has wet paint and he&#039;ll have to touch it to make sure.&quot;

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My Best Friend
By Sar_liz GOLD
Warren, Michigan
Sar_liz GOLD, Warren, Michigan
18 articles 3 photos 2 comments
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Hello My Friend
By quietgirl SILVER
Jacksonville, Florida
quietgirl SILVER, Jacksonville, Florida
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
C&#039;est la vie.<br /> Love is a fragile thing, and sometimes we are not it&#039;s best caretakers. All we can do is muddle through it, and hope that this fragile thing lasts.

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Broken Promises
By ThisGirlWillMakeMistakes PLATINUM
Raymore, Missouri
ThisGirlWillMakeMistakes PLATINUM, Raymore, Missouri
23 articles 0 photos 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Don&#039;t cry because it&#039;s over,<br /> Smile because it happened.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> -Dr. Suess

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What Would You Do?
By ThisGirlWillMakeMistakes PLATINUM
Raymore, Missouri
ThisGirlWillMakeMistakes PLATINUM, Raymore, Missouri
23 articles 0 photos 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Don&#039;t cry because it&#039;s over,<br /> Smile because it happened.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> -Dr. Suess

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Go Back In Time
By ThisGirlWillMakeMistakes PLATINUM
Raymore, Missouri
ThisGirlWillMakeMistakes PLATINUM, Raymore, Missouri
23 articles 0 photos 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Don&#039;t cry because it&#039;s over,<br /> Smile because it happened.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> -Dr. Suess

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My Inner Love
By ThisGirlWillMakeMistakes PLATINUM
Raymore, Missouri
ThisGirlWillMakeMistakes PLATINUM, Raymore, Missouri
23 articles 0 photos 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Don&#039;t cry because it&#039;s over,<br /> Smile because it happened.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> -Dr. Suess

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The Difficulty of Writing My Second Coffeehouse
By Anonymous