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Chrissy Napier

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Message in a Bottle

Submitted to Contest #47

You sit in the window seat of your small cozy living room. The storm outside is gradually getting worse. The skies are as dark as night at mid-day and a crackle of thunder rumbles from deep within them. The hard rain soaks the front yard. Thick droplets crash against the window pane. The glass feels cold as you press your cheek against it. You pull your wool throw a little tighter around your shoulders and breathe a long sigh. You think about everything, and then nothing at all when it becomes too much. The constant up an...

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My Road to Writing

Submitted to Contest #46

Today is the big day. As I stand here at his podium with a crowd of patient readers before me, I reflect back on how far I've come. I think about what has brought me here. I suppose I have been waiting for this day all my life. As a young girl I could not seem to keep my pen off of the paper or my nose out of a book. I dreamed of being an author. I pictured myself spending my days by an open window that overlooks the sea. I dreamed of scribbling ideas in the form of words and doodles in my notebook. I wanted to hear...

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