Writers in United States and Authors in United States
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Sandra Davis New meadows, Idaho
When I was very little I viewed the world in which I lived with fear and resignation. I knew that any sunshine and happiness in my life would have to come from within myself and my ability to find the tiniest amount of good from mundane instances.
When I discovered how the illegible scribbles on pa...
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William Curtis New Orleans, Louisiana
When i was six years old I wrote my first "book," a collection of phrases and facts from various dinosaur books that i collected into my own. Since then I have pursued the written word in all of its variations. I am currently working on a piece of literary fiction which is at about 15,000 words and...
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Heather Fluegel Colorado Springs, Colorado
When I was in the fourth grade I had a great teacher who recognized my writing skills. He took extra time to teach me about writing, and though my math skills never got very sharp, he never punished me for writing when I should have been adding and subtracting. The seeds Mr. Morton planted back then...
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Christopher Nichols Elk Rapids, Michigan
When I was in school I had one teacher tell me I had a natural tallent for expressing my feelings through my writing. I have been an avid writer ever since then and have always wanted to get some of my work published. I also have been heavily influenced by authors such as Poe, Whitman, Frost and Sh...
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Obiora Okoli
When I was in high school, one of my Uncle's who was and still is a brilliant writer, encouraged me to pursue writing as a way of keeping me off the streets. Before I left college, I realized that I have written so much that it had become a major part of my life, that I can't go weeks without writin...
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Tabitha Balakumar Chicago, Illinois
When I was in grade school, my interest in reading began with the Reading Is Fun (RIF) organization. From the first visit to my school, my mother had to search my bed at night and confiscate my flashlights to keep me from reading.
I didn't start writing until I was in high school. One of my e...
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Barry Landry
When I was five years old, I was escorted to my first motion picture by my two older sisters and an older brother. The film was JAWS.
After waiting in line for a half-hour or more, I was led into the darkened theater and thus began my fascination with cinema and its infectious, enthralling power...
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Tima Chavis-Holder Spartanburg, South Carolina 
When I was five my parents divorced, leaving a tremendous unfillable gap in my existance. I married in 1993 trying to fill that gap, it wasn't until I gave birth to my son Michael that I realized that love was the only thing to bridge the way. My marriage began it's downward spiral, I gave birth t...
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Shockingly Aweful LaGrange, Kentucky
When I was born, my mother told me I was calm and curious. I didn't cry, I just looked around. Well, that was the last day I was ever calm. But after thirty some years of being a manically overeager half-wit, I found booze.
With the help of booze, I am now an almost mellow full-wit.
I have just f...
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Anthony Harrington Little Rock, Arkansas
When I was about eight years old I found an old typewriter in my Grandmother's attic. It was a heavy yellow metallic manual style with a dual colored ribbon. (Red and Black)
It was the first keyboard I ever set my fingers on and instantly the words began to flow. I found that all the stories in m...
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