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By candygirl1985 GOLD
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

I stand alone, All eyes on me. I nervously play with my hair, twisting each individual curl, and smiling stupidly while i wait for my cue. I open my mouth... but, nothing co...
candygirl1985 GOLD, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
16 articles 4 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
But I was used to finding something deadly in things that attracted me; there was always something deadly lurking in anything I wanted, anything I loved. And if it wasn't there ... I put it there myself. ~ John Knowles


Nonfiction
By candygirl1985 GOLD
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
candygirl1985 GOLD, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
16 articles 4 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
But I was used to finding something deadly in things that attracted me; there was always something deadly lurking in anything I wanted, anything I loved. And if it wasn't there ... I put it there myself. ~ John Knowles

Nonfiction
By candygirl1985 GOLD
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
candygirl1985 GOLD, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
16 articles 4 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
But I was used to finding something deadly in things that attracted me; there was always something deadly lurking in anything I wanted, anything I loved. And if it wasn't there ... I put it there myself. ~ John Knowles

TGphoneshome BRONZE, Glencoe, Illinois
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer."- Albert Camus

cegatsby95 SILVER, Suwanee, Georgia
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By Anonymous
cegatsby95 SILVER, Suwanee, Georgia
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By IrieHorton SILVER
Henderson, Nevada
IrieHorton SILVER, Henderson, Nevada
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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By whenigrowup BRONZE
Manton, Michigan
whenigrowup BRONZE, Manton, Michigan
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
Khalida BRONZE, Quincy, Indiana
2 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"People want to know why I do this, why I write such gross stuff. I like to tell them I have the heart of a small boy... and I keep it in a jar on my desk." -Stephen King