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    by Roman Del Bosque

    It was a sunny day that summer in 1969. I remember it well, there was a cool breeze blowing that late afternoon while Cicadas churned a loud melodic hum all around me. The dirt under me had felt cool, and it was receptiv...read more

  • 2 of 19

    by Ann Lyons

    MY HERO When I was a child about 9 or 10 I meet a boy that later, little known to me, would grow up to be a true Hero. His name was Bruce. Bruce and I grew up on the same block in upper Manhattan. Although he was black ...read more

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    by Vicki Brown

    A Very Special Friend When I joined the local chapter of the Red Hat Society, I did so to meet other women and make some friends. Well, I did meet other women and I did make a very unlikely friend. Sharon and I could...read more

  • 4 of 19

    by fairychild

    THERE are some friends will stay in your life forever and there are some who enter you life only for a brief moment, to make an impact and in a flash their gone. I was lucky to have such a person and looking back I some...read more

  • 5 of 19

    by Miss AngelDe

    My "Very Special Friend" is now gone, but in my life she was an "Angel on Earth". To begin my story, I was working as a Hairdresser in a nice Beauty Salon in a quiet little town in Ohio. I loved my job as a hairdresser,...read more

  • 6 of 19

    by Julie Vue

    You have that one friend who, no matter, you'll cherish forever. You practically grew up with them when you were in diapers and you hope to keep that friendship going on till the end. Everyone does grow up and change and i...read more

  • by paapu

    It was the time I joined college... Six months of study sped and in the long run,I started my hunt for good friends.I succeeded in making good buddies who made me realize I was lucky to have them.Among them were two gir...read more

  • 8 of 19

    by Katie Weller

    I've been friends with Nathan all of my life. He and I are totally different and I don't know why we get a long. He's into all this stuff about war, and I'm more simple. He and I have never really gone farther than friends...read more

  • 9 of 19

    by Emelia Arlington

    I remember a time not so long ago when I was the outcast that no one could understand and so they made up utterly mean stories to explain me. It was the sixth grade, now don't laugh. I was very aware of my plight. I had go...read more

  • by Juliana Murris

    Beginning, I had one problem. And that problem was mental. It all started out with my un-supporting friends turning me down whenever I was depressed. I had a snotty best friend, who was becoming more and more ruthless...read more

  • 11 of 19

    by Lindsey Mcnulty

    Pratically Twins No one ever knows when someone is about to come into his or her lives and change everything. Ms. Javernick asked us to grab a carpet square from a crate, which sat on the noisy green heaters, and si...read more

  • 12 of 19

    by Michael Cannata

    Special Friends, Special Trust I was fortunate enough when I was a kid to make a friend that would change my life for the better in so many remarkable ways. A friend who taught me what friendship is all about. I learn...read more

  • 13 of 19

    by Dr. Audree Tucker

    I walk into the billiard hall, glancing about for my good friend, Trace. He's a brilliant pool player, and he's invited me to stop by tonight to watch everyone play. Trace and I go a long ways' back. We have a romantic ...read more

  • 14 of 19

    by Charm Cameron

    She was a friend to the friendless, a true friend she was. She was more faithful than a brother. In Christian love, she would lay her life down for her children and friends, always giving up what little she had to be abl...read more

  • 15 of 19

    by Tabi L. Cooper

    When I think about my special friend, I think about my friend Greg. He always been there for me and he is the first one that I contact when I need someone to talk to or to tell him some news, either by phone, Facebook, MyS...read more

  • 16 of 19

    by Clive Moorcroft

    My greatest and oldest mate called me the other day (we live a good few miles apart now so the phone makes up for not seeing each other that often) He has cancer of the lung and brain, I cried, I cried so much it hurt, a ...read more

  • 17 of 19

    by Barbara A. Black

    I've had several special friends in my lifetime, but most of them have become a part of my past life, and are no longer where I can visit with them. However, I know that most of them would again be ready to take up the fri...read more

  • 18 of 19

    by Dee Cain

    I have been blessed to have a very special friend. Her name is Pat. She is not only a very special friend but has many roles in my life. Mother figure, Grandmother to my daughter, confidant and the list could go on forever...read more

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    by Selena Melton

    A Very Special Friend - I write this because of a very special friend. It all started a little over two years ago. At that time there was this person who kept on causing me trouble in any way that they could. It did not...read more

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