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By Anonymous

Pepe wasn’t her real name. In fact, I haven’t the slightest clue what her real name was. But she called herself Pepe when we met at soccer camp. That day’s heat was the stifling...

#8082 Nonfiction
By RichardA BRONZE
St. Charles, Illinois
RichardA BRONZE, St. Charles, Illinois
3 articles 0 photos 1 comment
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By FreelanceWriter SILVER
South St Paul, Minnesota
FreelanceWriter SILVER, South St Paul, Minnesota
7 articles 3 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
Im unbelievably determined because when your&#039;er as naturally ungifted as I am, you have to keep driving forward, wright?<br /> <br /> Lone Survivor, Marcus Luttrell

ThatOneWritingGirl PLATINUM, Greenwood Village, Colorado
21 articles 0 photos 41 comments

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Don&#039;t tell me the sky&#039;s the limit when there are footprints on the moon.<br /> Love Always. :)<br /> When the tides of life turn against you and the current upsets your boat, don&#039;t waste time and tears on what might have been, just lie on your back and float.

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Melissa78952 BRONZE, Paramount, California
3 articles 3 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Be nice to nerds. You may end up working for them. We all could.&rdquo; -Bill Gates

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By eafarschon BRONZE
Petersburg, Virginia
eafarschon BRONZE, Petersburg, Virginia
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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By thomas prince SILVER
Cannon Falls, Minnesota
thomas prince SILVER, Cannon Falls, Minnesota
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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By lebeach-bayon BRONZE
Owings Mills, Maryland
lebeach-bayon BRONZE, Owings Mills, Maryland
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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By Anonymous
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By Money.Man. SILVER
Brownsville, Oregon
Money.Man. SILVER, Brownsville, Oregon
9 articles 0 photos 17 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;We run, not because we think it is doing us good, but because we enjoy it and cannot help ourselves...The more restricted our society and work become, the more necessary it will be to find some outlet for this craving for freedom. No one can say, &#039;You must not run faster than this, or hump higher than that.&#039; The human spirit is indomitable.&quot;Sir Roger Bannister