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By futurenovelista SILVER
Staatsburg, New York

My basement has become the scariest place in my world. Over the years it has evolved from being a warm family hangout, to a dark and treacherous place. The basement is where childh...
futurenovelista SILVER, Staatsburg, New York
8 articles 0 photos 64 comments

Favorite Quote:
"But I being poor have only my dreams...I place my dreams at your feet. Tread softly for you tread on my dreams." -Yeats


lily_sings GOLD, Felton, Pennsylvania
15 articles 0 photos 15 comments

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Hope is the thing with feathers, it perches in the soul, and sings the tune without the words and never stops at all. -Emily Dickinson

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By sophtrach BRONZE
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
sophtrach BRONZE, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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By Live.life.Wear.vans SILVER
Elkin, North Carolina
Live.life.Wear.vans SILVER, Elkin, North Carolina
5 articles 0 photos 1 comment

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&quot;The things I cherish most are the things that haunt me, without them I am weak.&quot; <br /> Written By: Me

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By DarknessHasFallen GOLD
Broomfield, Colorado
DarknessHasFallen GOLD, Broomfield, Colorado
12 articles 0 photos 39 comments

Favorite Quote:
I&#039;m fine. I just feel like I&#039;m shattered into hundred of little shards of glass and I&#039;m going to hurt everybody who loves me.

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mistyfoxmaid SILVER, Fort Lee, New Jersey
8 articles 0 photos 2 comments
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By Carly_Elizabeth PLATINUM
Othello, Washington
Carly_Elizabeth PLATINUM, Othello, Washington
39 articles 0 photos 131 comments

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&quot;And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don&#039;t believe in magic will never find it.&quot; <br /> Roald Dahl

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By DarknessHasFallen GOLD
Broomfield, Colorado
DarknessHasFallen GOLD, Broomfield, Colorado
12 articles 0 photos 39 comments

Favorite Quote:
I&#039;m fine. I just feel like I&#039;m shattered into hundred of little shards of glass and I&#039;m going to hurt everybody who loves me.

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Carly_Elizabeth PLATINUM, Othello, Washington
39 articles 0 photos 131 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don&#039;t believe in magic will never find it.&quot; <br /> Roald Dahl