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A Reader Lives
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Concluída, Primeira publicação em abr 12, 2014
A short story I composed for the IHSA Literary Festival. A girl in high school with a tendency to live in a fantasy world of her own devising is surprised to discover one day that the magic she adores has come to pay her a visit...

I was very pleased today to learn that this piece received a second place medal in the short story division! It really meant a lot to me writing it, because it is an allegory for actual events in my life, and it truly is touching to know that the judges appreciated it. 

In related news, I am deleting my first attempted story on wattpad, Woman of the Earth. It simply was not going in a direction I cared for, and in fact, this story is exactly what Woman of the Earth was meant to be, but better. Thank you to everyone who read that early relic of mine, and sorry about any disappointment resulting from its deletion.
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A world of fantasy

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A young woman on earth dies and gets reincarnated into the body of a baby girl. She discovers that the new world she was born in was very different from earth. It was a true world of fantasy. She learns magic and meets new companions. She makes a goal for herself, to travel around this new world and Have a real adventure. She wants to learn everything about her new world including the mysterious power she possessed. On her journey she will gain powerful connections and face danger that she never expected. She will uncover secrets that she never saw coming. This is a story of a normal girl who becomes the hero of a completely different world. A world of fantasy.