“Give your fears a name. It takes away their power. Then tell me what you like and what you want to be.” Danny wants to live without fear, but everything inside of her tells her to be afraid. When she crashes, she has the choice: to be consumed by fear or to listen to the […]
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the kisses of sunbeams on my face feel warm. my heart is full, so far from the ragtag, edgy organ that’s worn out from using a year ago. it’s patched up now, got good memories to fill the emptiness that used to gnaw like a vulture picking at my bones. i’ve designed it in careful […]
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On the night when the pale Moon with its roundness appeared outside my window, I regarded it carefully. Like it was a leech feeding on my thoughts. The knife that I had used to scratch, the wood glinted like sunshine and reminded me of the red blunders I had produced on myself. It was a […]
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I’ve been told, “I bet you’re fun at parties,” a lot, especially given I’m only 16 years old. This has been said to me sarcastically, of course. Everybody who’s said that is right; there’s something about sharing fun facts and puns and your opinions on important human rights issues that, for some reason, doesn’t transfer […]
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Ahh, the infamous First Day. I know it sounds scary; I’ve been there. Starting high school (or changing schools) is never child’s play, but trust me, when you look back on it, you will realize how silly you were for worrying about things that are completely normal and, surprise, surprise, happening to everyone else around […]
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There is a benefit to being a “relationship-er.” A top reason being: you only have to go on a first date once or twice before you never have to do that again. I am one of these people. I don’t have too much experience in the dating department, but I have heard endless stories from friends regarding the […]
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