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By YourFuturePresident PLATINUM
Seattle, Washington

I woke up panting and covered in sweat. Every shadow in my pitch black room wanted to wrap itself around me.  There was a monster under my bed. With huge claws, and ugly sc...
YourFuturePresident PLATINUM, Seattle, Washington
28 articles 3 photos 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Never stop believing that fighting for what's right is worth it." - Hillary Clinton


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By Anonymous
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By TrinityAM SILVER
Wichita Falls, Texas
TrinityAM SILVER, Wichita Falls, Texas
7 articles 0 photos 1 comment
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Breanna_Valentine PLATINUM, Sullivan, Ohio
20 articles 8 photos 26 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Hope for the best and prepare for the worst.&quot;<br /> &quot;Everything happens for a reason.&quot;<br /> Every day do something that will inch you closer to a better tomorrow.<br /> Doug Firebaugh

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By A.Marcus DIAMOND
Landing, New Jersey
A.Marcus DIAMOND, Landing, New Jersey
86 articles 11 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.&quot;<br /> -Emily Bronte<br /> <br /> &quot;A shadow is the most loyal friend.&quot;<br /> -Amanda Marcus

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By Anonymous
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By 12rocker702 BRONZE
Las Vegas, Nevada
12rocker702 BRONZE, Las Vegas, Nevada
4 articles 0 photos 3 comments
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By Infralalenshka BRONZE
Boom A Chick A Wow Town, Other
Infralalenshka BRONZE, Boom A Chick A Wow Town, Other
3 articles 1 photo 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
All writers are vain, selfish, and lazy, and at the very bottom of their motives there lies a mystery. -Georges Orwell<br /> It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.<br /> To hold a pen is to be at war. -Voltaire

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By sarahconte BRONZE
VENTNOR CITY, New Jersey
sarahconte BRONZE, VENTNOR CITY, New Jersey
4 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If a body catch a body running in the rye.&quot;

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By Emma.H.96 DIAMOND
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Emma.H.96 DIAMOND, Kalamazoo, Michigan
65 articles 0 photos 67 comments

Favorite Quote:
You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should&#039;ve behaved better. -Anne Lamott, from Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life.