Maggie Bass

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“Runner Up!” by Maggie Bass

Submitted to Contest #143

Noise.There is a lot of it. Around me, above me, beside me, coming from the blocks in the lane next to and behind me.There is the crowd and it's mighty roar, the voices of all the people watching, drowning down into one voice that demands an exciting race.There is also noise inside of me. It's quieter than everything else. The distant sound of my heartbeat filling up every single inch inside of my living body. I live and breathe it, and so does the crowd, spurring on the Run Run Run that is coursing through e...

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Hi! My name's Maggie, and I love running track, love animals (I have seven rabbits, five cats, one with three legs, two chickens, a gecko, a hamster, and a dog.) all the while living smack dab in the middle of town right across from the grade school. I am obsessed with Keeper of the Lost Cities and the False Prince, and most books. Most of the time, and you could ask anyone who knows me, I spend my time with a pencil and paper, writing stories that I hope someday will be published.