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Counting the Days
By skhullar BRONZE
Iowa City, Iowa

I woke to the sweet aroma of chocolate-chip pancakes. The scent was a familiar one, a Sunday staple at the Khullar house. It was a crisp autumn morning, and a thin layer of frost c...
skhullar BRONZE, Iowa City, Iowa
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Normality is a paved road, comfortable to walk, but no flowers bloom<br /> - Vincent Van Gogh

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#32912 Nonfiction
The War Within
By Anonymous
#32913 Nonfiction
I Meant Everything I Said Earlier
By Allykat12297 BRONZE
Isabela, Other
Allykat12297 BRONZE, Isabela, Other
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Magic is only science we haven&#039;t discovered yet&quot;

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#32914 Nonfiction
Sailing in the Desert
By C.Colleen BRONZE
Tempe, Arizona
C.Colleen BRONZE, Tempe, Arizona
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

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&ldquo;Anyone who writes well, I suspect, writes primarily by ear, listening to the music of words. That means we should be careful what language we allow to tune our ears. If you&#039;ve grown up in the midst of gifted talkers, then you&#039;re in luck; but if the talk you hear comes mainly from television or movies, if you read mostly junk, or if you don&#039;t read much at all, you&#039;re not likely to develop a keen ear for your own writing. You won&#039;t be able to hear the clunks and cliches. You won&#039;t know whether your sentences are breathing.&rdquo;<br /> -Scott Russell Sanders

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#32915 Nonfiction
The Act of Being Sad
By Anonymous
#32916 Nonfiction
ADD Sucks
By Anonymous
#32917 Nonfiction
The End of Infinity
By RH PLATINUM
Sammamish, Washington
RH PLATINUM, Sammamish, Washington
27 articles 11 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
in incepto finis est

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#32918 Nonfiction
Four months, three days ago you died. My life has changed...
By GreenGirl13 SILVER
Groveland, Florida
GreenGirl13 SILVER, Groveland, Florida
6 articles 0 photos 34 comments

Favorite Quote:
It is our choices that made us who we are, far beyond our abilities.

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#32919 Nonfiction
The Bad Side of Judo
By HarmlessLlama BRONZE
Columbia, Illinois
HarmlessLlama BRONZE, Columbia, Illinois
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#32920 Nonfiction
Passing in Contemporary America
By Anonymous