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By Anonymous

When I was 5 years old my father was murdered because of his involvement with cocaine. I never knew my father as a person but he was and is still a part of me. My father’s death ca...

#9352 Nonfiction
By KodaFarone SILVER
Rosiclare, Illinois
KodaFarone SILVER, Rosiclare, Illinois
6 articles 4 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
"We're a little weird and life's a little weird,and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours,we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness called Love."-Dr.Seuss

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Esha_Baweja BRONZE, Bhopal, Other
1 article 2 photos 1 comment
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By Hilda BRONZE
Chicago, Illinois
Hilda BRONZE, Chicago, Illinois
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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By Kiraanderson BRONZE
Amery, Wisconsin
Kiraanderson BRONZE, Amery, Wisconsin
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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By Bhouston BRONZE
Coconut Creek, Florida
Bhouston BRONZE, Coconut Creek, Florida
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
Thainawan Medina BRONZE, Bronx, New York
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#9358 Nonfiction
By klace SILVER
Lambertville, Michigan
klace SILVER, Lambertville, Michigan
5 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
“People ask me when I start one of these projects, what is your theme? I haven’t the faintest idea. That’s why you’re writing the book, it seems to me, to find out. To me, it’s a journey. It’s an adventure. It’s traveling in a country you’ve never been in and everything is going to be new, and because of that, vivid. And don’t make up your mind too soon. Let it be an experience.” —David McCullough

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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've behaved better. -Anne Lamott, from Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life.

#9360 Nonfiction