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By kkatherinekatt PLATINUM
Daytona Beach, Florida

The only writing experience I possessed before Ms. Raines’s English class was my 6th grade Hunger Games fanfiction and not-quite-but-quite-plagiarized stories of my favori...
kkatherinekatt PLATINUM, Daytona Beach, Florida
21 articles 0 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always."


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By kendalmurphy BRONZE
Hockessin, Delaware
kendalmurphy BRONZE, Hockessin, Delaware
3 articles 0 photos 2 comments
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By midnightmetanoia PLATINUM
Gaithersburg, Maryland
midnightmetanoia PLATINUM, Gaithersburg, Maryland
39 articles 0 photos 12 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Soon madness has worn you down. It’s easier to do what it says than argue. In this way, it takes over your mind. You no longer know where it ends and you begin. You believe anything it says. You do what it tells you, no matter how extreme or absurd. If it says you’re worthless, you agree. You plead for it to stop. You promise to behave. You are on your knees before it, and it laughs."
— Marya Hornbacher

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By Brelaw67 PLATINUM
Evansville, Wisconsin
Brelaw67 PLATINUM, Evansville, Wisconsin
48 articles 8 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
My own experience is that once a story has been written, one has to cross out the beginning and the end. It is there that we authors do most of our lying.
- Anton Chekhov

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By juwia SILVER
Wilmington, Delaware
juwia SILVER, Wilmington, Delaware
7 articles 0 photos 2 comments
MonicaCruz GOLD, Wilmington, Delaware
14 articles 0 photos 1 comment
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By Aubrey Summers BRONZE
Wilmington, Delaware
Aubrey Summers BRONZE, Wilmington, Delaware
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LifeWrite PLATINUM, Westfield, New Jersey
44 articles 14 photos 53 comments