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• Nonfiction > Memoir
  Not Just A Dream, A Promise

  

  By AShiftInLife, , NJ

  My dream is to write a book. But, when I looked up the word “dream” in the dictionary I found this “an idea or hope that is impractical or unlikely ever to be realized.” And I thought to myself, “That’s all it really is? A hope that’s unpractical?” I fought for a few months with myse...
• Fiction > Realistic Fiction
  Caring For The Lonely

  

  By AShiftInLife, , NJ

  The Ian rubbed his arms hoping that the friction would be enough to warm him up as he waited for the light to change. No dice. Even with his jacket on he could feel the biting cold on his skin. Not that his light jacket was much. It was old and worn, the color, which had once been a light gray, was ...