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Cashing the Check personal narratives Aug 10, 2021

By Efran Zhao

It was a few years ago, when I had just started to play chess competitively.  I was still considered a ‘beginner,’ as I was not even 1000 USCF rated. This was...

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Choosing a Gift personal narratives Aug 09, 2021

By Nathan Chiu

One day, I was choosing a present for my friend’s birthday party. While I was looking around the shop, there was a shiny golden colored toy. I went to see what it was. It was a...

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Melted Chocolate personal narratives Jul 20, 2021

By Andrew Zhang

It was the dark, cold, and not so gloomy night of Halloween. My friends and I ran out the door as fast as a bird can fly. We sprinted to the first door that had its lights on and...

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Untitled personal narratives Jul 20, 2021

By Alexandra Wang

My family and I were making our way down the hill to get to the river, carrying our raft. While we were walking,  I thought of all the things that might happen to me --...

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Silent Strength personal narratives Jun 16, 2021

By Cynthia Shi

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    What time is it? Eh- I don't really care, I’m just so tired. I don’t even feel like moving a finger. I...

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A Splinter in my hand personal narratives Jun 15, 2021

By Jessie Sha

It was a nice sunny summer day in my backyard until I got a splinter in my hand. It all started when I was in my old backyard sitting on the grass with my brother playing with a tree....

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A Play of Fear personal narratives Jun 09, 2021

By Annie Li

I used to be a shy person. I was only seven when I was cast in my elementary school’s play. I was small and shy. I wanted to be an actress! Except before the play, I had little...

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Untitled personal narratives Jun 09, 2021

By Justin Cheema

My dad and I went in front of the door with the other people at the Kids Against Hunger building. We gathered around the other scouts and waited for a staff member to come.

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Untitled personal narratives Jun 06, 2021

By Joseph Mo

It was a normal day at aftercare. We had just arrived and we were ready to start messing around with each other– a typical day. My friend Aaron, who has a reputation for doing...

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Void personal narratives Jun 05, 2021

By Derek Chang

    “You gotta be kidding me! How?” I’m struggling to sit in the chair, scratching the carpet, and eventually slamming my head on the table,...

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Pretty Perfect personal narratives Jun 05, 2021

By Jessica Wang

It wasn’t that I didn’t want to go compete - I had perfected my routines, bought a glorious leotard, and even sat on a smelly car that made me dizzy for five hours just...

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Writer's Weekend personal narratives Jun 05, 2021

By Weston Ma

I dashed home from school, my head pounding from thinking so hard. It was right before class was dismissed when my teacher told us we would have to write a 1000-word narrative essay. I...

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