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#33001voted by our readers
By blakeeischen BRONZE
Franklin Lakes, New Jersey

I woke up and lay in bed for a few minutes before I was awake enough to roll off of my top bunk and climb down the short wooden ladder leading me down to the dark hardwood floor...
blakeeischen BRONZE, Franklin Lakes, New Jersey
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

#33002 Nonfiction
limeturquoise825 SILVER, Folsom, California
6 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
"History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time; it illumines reality, vitalizes memory, provides guidance in daily life and brings us tidings of antiquity."
Cicero--Roman author, orator, & politician (106 BC - 43 BC)

#33003 Nonfiction
By Samayre15 BRONZE
Mundelein, Illinois
Samayre15 BRONZE, Mundelein, Illinois
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Pour yourself a drink, put on some lipstick, and pull yourself together.”- Elizabeth Taylor

#33004 Nonfiction
By pandax22 BRONZE
Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania
pandax22 BRONZE, Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#33005 Nonfiction
By Quoth-the-Raven BRONZE
La Selva Beach, California
Quoth-the-Raven BRONZE, La Selva Beach, California
2 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I would tell you I am not as crazy as I appear, but that would be a lie."

#33006 Nonfiction
By EllenMC GOLD
Boulder, Colorado
EllenMC GOLD, Boulder, Colorado
12 articles 1 photo 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
Excerpt from Calvin and Hobbes:
Calvin asks Mom: "Why are you crying?"
Mom: "I'm cutting an onion."
Calvin: "Life must be hard when you start anthropomorphizing your vegetables."

#33007 Nonfiction
By Anonymous
#33008 Nonfiction
#33009 Nonfiction
By ShannonLinder GOLD
West Orange, New Jersey
ShannonLinder GOLD, West Orange, New Jersey
12 articles 9 photos 1 comment
#33010 Nonfiction
By Anonymous