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#25181voted by our readers
By Emma.H.96 DIAMOND
Kalamazoo, Michigan

When I was younger I dreamed about growing up and transforming into a beautiful girl much like how Barbie transformed into the Swan Princess. My dream was that I would sprout my...
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.


#25182 Nonfiction
Travelergirl DIAMOND, Central, Utah
64 articles 5 photos 20 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Do not judge my story by the chapter you walked in on"- Unknown

#25183 Nonfiction
By Shelby McGill SILVER
Sussex, Wisconsin
Shelby McGill SILVER, Sussex, Wisconsin
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#25184 Nonfiction
By DestinySlade BRONZE
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
DestinySlade BRONZE, Hattiesburg, Mississippi
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#25185 Nonfiction
Alonso650 BRONZE, Redwood City, California
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#25186 Nonfiction
By Jedidiah SILVER
Rolla, Missouri
Jedidiah SILVER, Rolla, Missouri
9 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#25187 Nonfiction
EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND, Athens, Georgia
81 articles 5 photos 1486 comments

Favorite Quote:
To love is to be vulnerable; Triumph is born out of struggle; We notice shadows most when they stand alone in the midst of overwhelming light.

#25188 Nonfiction
By IceSolider SILVER
Menifee, California
IceSolider SILVER, Menifee, California
6 articles 7 photos 1 comment
LadyAthenaFae SILVER, Holdenville, Oklahoma
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#25190 Nonfiction
By BaileeCC BRONZE
Margate, Florida
BaileeCC BRONZE, Margate, Florida
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments