Penny Shanahan

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“I Wish Someone Told Me...” by Penny Shanahan

Submitted to Contest #267

Authors Note: This story has notes of mental health, drug use, drinking and suicide. I wish someone told me that life was so unfair. That the people you love most aren't permanent. Like if you had a great day at school, you got an A on the math test you worked so hard on, but as you’re running home you see police cars swarming your house. And then you know, life will never be the same again. “She could survive.” the police tell you, as if that makes anything better. And to make matters better, the person who hit her made it with ba...

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Hello! My name is Penny Shanahan and I am 13 years old. I go to Waldorf, a certain school with a different philosophy then most public schools. at Waldorf, they inspire to write different and have a different view of life. I write sad YA short stories, and I plan on publishing before I turn 16.