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I am currently a senior majoring in Creative Writing at Plattsburgh State University of New York. I enjoy writing short stories and things related to that type of media.

Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Coming of age

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Hiding "Melissa's gone again." I tie the lace of my running shoe slowly, not speeding up because of what I've just heard. It's important to do one thing at a time; I learned early on. It always starts like this. I straighten up, my leg still outstretched on the bench. "When?" I ask, looking down to where my best friend Matt is tying his own shoes. They are baseball cleats; white with red stripes, metal cleats on the bottom, cutting like knives into the turf. "And why?" Matt tucks his straight black hair underneath his headband, and shrugs. "Why does Melissa do anything?" It is the question...

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