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#480401voted by our readers
By ErinMargaret SILVER
Oshkosh, Wisconsin

I am from light blue boxes overflowing with beat-up Star Wars toys; bent lightsabers and a C-3PO with loose joints. I am from vague memories, not sure if they were real or...
ErinMargaret SILVER, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Never turn your back on Fear. It should always be in front of you, like a thing that might have to be killed." - Hunter S. Thompson


#480402 Poetry
By heythar SILVER
San Jose, California
heythar SILVER, San Jose, California
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;A girl doesn&#039;t need anyone who doesn&#039;t need her.&quot;<br /> --Marilyn Monroe

#480403 Poetry
By matthewclough PLATINUM
Wichita, Kansas
matthewclough PLATINUM, Wichita, Kansas
22 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.&rdquo;

#480404 Poetry
By Aaliyah Daniels BRONZE
Bronx, New York
Aaliyah Daniels BRONZE, Bronx, New York
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#480405 Poetry
Codynarum BRONZE, Parker, Colorado
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#480406 Poetry
By AliciaMarzolf DIAMOND
Cupertino, California
AliciaMarzolf DIAMOND, Cupertino, California
97 articles 0 photos 1 comment
#480407 Poetry
By grinded_teeth BRONZE
Burnsville, North Carolina
grinded_teeth BRONZE, Burnsville, North Carolina
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#480408 Poetry
By EleanorRigby PLATINUM
New York City, New York
EleanorRigby PLATINUM, New York City, New York
28 articles 3 photos 53 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The optomist proclaims we live in the best of worlds, and the pessimist fears this is true.&quot; - James Branch Cabell

#480409 Poetry
By SmartAlex GOLD
Centralia, Washington
SmartAlex GOLD, Centralia, Washington
17 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Everyone has a past, and no one know&#039;s their future, all we have is today and what we choose to do with that.

#480410 Poetry
By Bloodscarlet SILVER
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Bloodscarlet SILVER, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
7 articles 1 photo 3 comments