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Broken

You say you're sickof this endless cyclethat keeps pulling you back inThis vicious circle that has no endis eating you from the inside out,exposing your fruitless attemptsto make things betterto make things lighterfor yourselfLight enough to live throughon the days when you only wantto die and get it over withGet over things and peopleyou don't really needYou need a break from realityBut the reality is...you can'tYou can't break freeYou're broken downDown on your kneesPleading for forgivenessTo…See More
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"Looking for someone to teach me how to write "creative nonfiction," maybe it's the outlet I need for this concept I have."
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Twitter Snippets

Twitter; A Social Network or an Art Form in Disguise?Here are some 140 character or less snippets in my tweets. I regret that February is closing in on me, and there is nothing I can do to stop it... [Month snippet]perfection in between the breaths of this miseryDays like these when I'm too scared to be able to draw what I see. #dreamscape…See More
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"Really like the capitalization, it draws attention to certain spots."
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NOT SELECTED ANY TITLE YET.....

My hands are full,why am I EMPTY?My lips do smile,why am I NOT HAPPY?My heartbeat's normal,why am I so RAGE?My lungs breathe,why do I SUFFOCATE?Everything looks good,but nothing feels FINE...It feels like a sad rain, ruining the happy SUNSHINE...Something wrong's unknown to me,don't know, but something WITHIN...Bothered all the time makes me feel,a part of me has gone MISSING....See More
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Sophia Wallowitz commented on Shayne Morgan Phillips's blog post New Piece I'm working on: Still fixing the title.
"Interesting poem! It brought a very new insight on things. I think "tipsy", "contact high", and "butterfly" are all good titles. (I would say "Contact High" is the best, but in the end it's up to you,…"
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Sophia Wallowitz commented on Diana Zwinak's blog post From the "I Can't Do it All" Department: The Adopt an Author Program
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Teen Writers and Artists has been pretty busy lately and we are destined to get busier. 

Spring Production

Tonight (Friday, March 30) we are preparing for our Spring performance.

 We will welcome back Buddy Wakefield for a impromptu post-retirement performance as he passes through town. The performance takes place in The Little Theater at Naperville Central High School, 440 W Aurora Ave,…

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Build Your Audience/Community for your YouTube videos

Mashable posted some great information in an interview with iJustine by Bryan Elliot on Behind the Brand…

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Posted by Diana Zwinak on December 28, 2011 at 4:11pm

Slammin' the Sundown was a big success with Plainfield the most successful of all

Plainfield Wins!

Students from Plainfield High School took the honors on Dec 9th, 2011 as they became the Regional Champions for the first Annual LTAB West Suburban Regional.

But many congratulations go out to all the other teams and their coaches who took the…

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Posted by Diana Zwinak on December 23, 2011 at 12:23pm

Wow! Just Wow!

WOW! Yesterday was totally Epic. I was invited to take several students to the TEDxYouth@Midwest conference in Chicago. We saw so many people who have an incredible impact on the world. People from Sandra Day O'Connor (first female Supreme Court Justice) to Pablos Holman (Leading Computer Hacker) to Dean Kamen (Inventor of the Segway and other even more impressive devices). They invited many people who are only a few years older than the students I brought to talk about their businesses and…

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my latest.kinda wanna preform it...but am superrrrrrrrr scared lol,ms.z says i should(: 3 Replies

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Here is an internet site looking for Creative Non-fiction about teens' real life situations. It comes highly recommended so you may want to check it out.

Here is the link: Personal Story Project
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Please remember that, just like in a real coffee house, you may be seen and heard by many people, even ones that you don't know are listening. your comments often linger long after you are gone.

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Say "Hello!" to several of them. Tell them about yourself. They are busy folk, many of them are off at college and pursuing their own projects, so don't feel offended if they don't get back to you right away.

 

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About Teen Writers and Artists Project

Someone told me once that it is very important to create a community of writers and artists. This is my effort at doing just that. Some of our members have MySpace pages; some do not. But even on MySpace we are not creating the tight community that I believe is essential for all of you to grow. Now we have something open that you can use to show off your talents to each other, to experiment, and to communicate.



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