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Having a secret garden is like a hideaway; a way to retreat from other people.....it is a place where memories of our joys/pains and tough times remain...our secret garden remains to ourselves, no matter what... Even if...

I would would like to send a big thank you to my amazing friends here on GAG as well as my friends on my Facebook book club called, We Love Reading Books. The GAG community took a hard hit and I am still getting over...

#GaGWritingContest This post could be triggering to anyone who has been a victim of abuse or has a sensitive heart. Read with caution. Several years ago I was a happy, energetic little girl. I would look for the best in...

I am not a psychopath. …which is something I imagine many psychopaths find themselves claiming at one point or another. Regardless, let me assure you, I am not a psychopath. I just hate people. The world. Happiness....

YAY! My 100th Take! I have one thing to say: Thanks! I wouldn't be able to have made it to 100 if it weren't for all of the comments, whether they're positive or negative. My motivation comes and goes but it's always...

I started playing baseball when I was 5 years old. I remember everything clearly. I even remember being one of the only girls on my team, but the other girl was my friend. I remember the small and large details.. Her name...

1. Train your mind like a muscle When you constantly multitask, your brain quickly adapts; you lose the ability to focus as distraction becomes a habit. Practice concentrating by turning off and getting rid of all...

This is a story of a young girl who fell in love, for her first love was nothing that she was never proud of. Little did she know she was going for a roller coaster ride, the boy she learned to trust slowly lied and...

1. H. H. Holmes HH Holmes, also known as Herman Webster Mudgett, was the first known serial killer in the United States. But the time he was caught, the word serial killer hadn't been invented yet so people called him...

It was my sixteenth birthday, and for this significant birthday, I went to San Francisco with my sisters and my mom for four days. To spend some girl time together shopping and eating our way through the city. My mom and...

1. Goldfield Hotel-Goldfield, Esmeralda County, Nevada The hotel was owned by a multimillionaire, George Wingfield, who made his money by giving rooms to miners during the gold rush. It's rumored to be extremely haunted...

The idea of death is rarely taken seriously. People joke about it all the time but few individuals truly grasp the concept of the lives it distorts. I was among the clueless until I was 18 years old and driving to my...

To say that America needs to be made great...again, is to say that America was once actually in fact great but now has become so intolerable, that it needs to be made great once more. As much as I love America, it's never...

Quidditch is the most popular game in the wizarding world. It's easy to understand, harder to play. Game is played between two teams. Each team has seven players each on broomsticks using four balls. Players are: 3...

As of today, I am 30 years old. When I reflect back on my 20's I realize that there's so much I learned about myself. I decided to write a few of the many lessons I have learned throughout the whole decade that helped...