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By 0Tricia0 GOLD
Springfield, New Hampshire

I remember the day I discovered Teen Ink quite distinctly. My school had offered a free period for avid writers to produce feedback, interact, and most importantly, write. It fel...
0Tricia0 GOLD, Springfield, New Hampshire
10 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Three can keep a secret, if two of them are dead."- Benjamin Franklin


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AddisonPerry BRONZE, Davis, California
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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yeahxpaz BRONZE, Albany, New York
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"if your gonna be dumb you gatta be tough"

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By Bricheze SILVER
Salt Lake City, Utah
Bricheze SILVER, Salt Lake City, Utah
8 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
"There are three kinds of people in the world: those who make change happen, those who watch change happen, and those who ask what happened. Be one of those who make change." -Robert Buchanan

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By CrazyGurl97 GOLD
Denison, Iowa
CrazyGurl97 GOLD, Denison, Iowa
10 articles 1 photo 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I don't forgive people because I'm weak, I forgive them because I'm strong enough to know people make mistakes." "Those who are the quietest, sometimes have the most to tell."

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By RobJustRob BRONZE
West Orange, New Jersey
RobJustRob BRONZE, West Orange, New Jersey
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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Jessica Spring BRONZE, Tempe, Arizona
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By MikeP410 BRONZE
Park Ridge, Illinois
MikeP410 BRONZE, Park Ridge, Illinois
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KittyInTheSky BRONZE,
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By Emma.H.96 DIAMOND
Kalamazoo, Michigan
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.