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Nonfiction
By Jonzie12 GOLD
Kahoka, Missouri

I felt like I’d been sitting there for hours. Hidden away in the band storage room, I sat in an old baby blue folding chair, back to the door. Elbows on my knees, I held my pound...
Jonzie12 GOLD, Kahoka, Missouri
12 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all the kinds of things you can&#039;t see from the center.&quot; <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> -Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.


tonia primo BRONZE, Colonia, Other
2 articles 0 photos 5 comments
Nonfiction
By FlyByNight BRONZE
Spokane, Washington
FlyByNight BRONZE, Spokane, Washington
3 articles 8 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Be not foolish, O my soul, and do not let the tumult of your vanity deafen the ear of your heart. Be attentive, O sons of men, how long will you be so slow of heart? Even now, after Life itself has come down to you, will you not ascend and live?...&quot;

Nonfiction
By ahutahut SILVER
West Java, Other
ahutahut SILVER, West Java, Other
5 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
I thank my God every time I remember you.

Nonfiction
By CornStarchAddict GOLD
Rome, Georgia
CornStarchAddict GOLD, Rome, Georgia
10 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Damaged people are dangerous. They know they can survive. -Josephine Hart

CornStarchAddict GOLD, Rome, Georgia
10 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Damaged people are dangerous. They know they can survive. -Josephine Hart

Nonfiction
By simonepink BRONZE
Havertown, Pennsylvania
simonepink BRONZE, Havertown, Pennsylvania
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&#039;&#039;The tongue is not an ocean but it can drown you&#039;&#039;

Nonfiction
By GodSpell98 GOLD
Lincoln, Nebraska
GodSpell98 GOLD, Lincoln, Nebraska
18 articles 1 photo 16 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;THE HUNKY-DORY THING ZAPPED ME!!&quot; or &quot;&ldquo;We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams&rdquo;. or anything from Lord of the Rings or Star Trek.

Nonfiction
deadmanwonderland BRONZE, Elkhart, Indiana
3 articles 2 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
the greatest thing i ever learned is just to love and be loved in return.

Keanna Norwood BRONZE, Hemet, California
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments