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#31291voted by our readers
By SkyeV13 GOLD
Walker, Michigan

I believe that music is a gateway away from the pain. I hurt day in a day out. Not physically but mentally and emotionally. I’m afraid to go home because of the abuse I go throug...
SkyeV13 GOLD, Walker, Michigan
13 articles 1 photo 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"It's much easier to fake a smile than to explain what you really feel." & "We stopped looking for monsters under the bed when we realized they're inside of us."


#31292 Nonfiction
CatieK97 SILVER, Madisonville, Louisiana
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"...and if you get the choice to sit it out or dance, DANCE!"

#31293 Nonfiction
By musicgirl2010 BRONZE
Colorado Springs, Colorado
musicgirl2010 BRONZE, Colorado Springs, Colorado
1 article 4 photos 0 comments
#31294 Nonfiction
By Lucylu12 SILVER
Morristown, New Jersey
Lucylu12 SILVER, Morristown, New Jersey
8 articles 0 photos 2 comments
#31295 Nonfiction
By Saia Johnson BRONZE
The Woodlands, Texas
Saia Johnson BRONZE, The Woodlands, Texas
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#31296 Nonfiction
Newyorkcity_Dreamer PLATINUM, Wausau, Wisconsin
28 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness&rdquo;<br /> Maya Angelou<br /> <br /> &ldquo;Words make you think a thought. Music makes you feel a feeling. A song makes you feel a thought.&rdquo;<br /> E.Y. Harburg

#31297 Nonfiction
By Anonymous
#31298 Nonfiction
By allisonshalhoup BRONZE
Temperance, Michigan
allisonshalhoup BRONZE, Temperance, Michigan
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” ―Theodore Roosevelt.

#31299 Nonfiction
By Kayleigh PLATINUM
Belmont, New Hampshire
Kayleigh PLATINUM, Belmont, New Hampshire
23 articles 1 photo 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;when something good is in your grasp do not let it slip away&quot;

#31300 Nonfiction
By Faye GOLD
Tirana, Other
Faye GOLD, Tirana, Other
12 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Because here's the thing about a book: when you pick up a story, you put down your own” <br /> ― Holly Smale, All That Glitters