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			<title>Thesis: An Academic Torture</title>
			<description>Being a seniorIs harder than it seemsReally, it's hardThough this will be my last yearI'm determined to get thereOn the finish lineBut thesis, my archenemyIs making me crazyI'm going to lose it</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AthenaParthenos/1874846/</link>
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			<title>Writer's Block won't Leave Me Alone</title>
			<description>Okay, this has gone too far!Writer's block, so help me, I'm gonna kick you in the a*s!It's been, what? A year? Two years? You know what, I couldn't even remember. The last time I finished a story, it was two years ago. TWO FREAKING YEARS! Since then, I couldn't finish a story. Why? WHY?!All I wanted..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AthenaParthenos/1866780/</link>
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			<title>Why Writing is Hard when You're Happy?</title>
			<description>Being happy is a stateOf mind in which the soul singsA happy tuneBut as I scribble on the pageI find it hard to writeThe chapter of the dragons' warStill I can't find a reasonTo hate happiness while writingTo say the leastFor this happiness was causedby the man who loves me the most&amp;nbsp;For He is G..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AthenaParthenos/1857233/</link>
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			<title>A Story with Dragons</title>
			<description>A writer is writing a story about dragons and their adventures. Unfortunately, she's still getting used to the species....</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AthenaParthenos/1853674/</link>
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			<title>Will You Ever...?</title>
			<description>Just a girl's thoughts on love....</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AthenaParthenos/1850055/</link>
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			<title>You Made Me Feel So Alone</title>
			<description>A sudden heavy burdenHas lodge itself inside my chestI'm having trouble breathingTears falling down&amp;nbsp;But I conceal themMoment of weaknessI'm waiting for a replyNot a seen from youBut that's all I'll ever getTrying my best not to break downbut I'm tired...Should I give up on you?&amp;nbsp;</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AthenaParthenos/1849424/</link>
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			<title>Doubts</title>
			<description>Monsters underneathThe bed is slowly creepingTowards me and I can't fightHope is my weapon&amp;nbsp;Yet I can't wield it rightOh schist, I'm screwed</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AthenaParthenos/1848627/</link>
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			<title>It's Calliope's Fault</title>
			<description>I can't write a thingI want to cry in frustrationCalliope's mad</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AthenaParthenos/1847474/</link>
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			<title>Nightly Sounds</title>
			<description>The sounds of night echoesThe crickets chirp and cicadas buzzIt reminds me of somethingBrowsing through FacebookWhile feeling the chill in the airI might sneeze my nose offLooking at cute kitty picsThey made me go &quot;Awwwww...&quot;I love cats so much</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AthenaParthenos/1846486/</link>
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			<title>Late Nights With Percy</title>
			<description>It tells a story of a girl who is all alone in their house and the only company she has is a black cat named Percy.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AthenaParthenos/1846149/</link>
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			<title>Desolate</title>
			<description>Life is not a piece of cakeNor swimming during summer's heatMore like a battlefield with enemies&amp;nbsp;That you won't like to meetThere's anxiety and depression that will weaken your resolveAnd there's doubt who can eat your willThere's sadness to drag you downAnd loneliness to sap your strengthCries..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AthenaParthenos/1845707/</link>
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			<title>Isolation: A Writer's Thoughts</title>
			<description>A writer was staring at her laptop screen and thinks about her looming graduation. </description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AthenaParthenos/1844939/</link>
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			<title>Long Distance</title>
			<description>I longed for your arms&amp;nbsp;Holding me tightly as we watchThe stars twinkling bright</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/AthenaParthenos/1844235/</link>
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			<title>A Love Filled with Magic</title>
			<description>A haiku about a girl's feelings for someone she met. </description>
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