How did I get here?

Last year, I had to type a story for class and a friend asked me to read it to her. She loved what I wrote and ended up sending it to a bunch of people. She later told me about a website called Prose. I signed up and started to see all these writers. I loved reading what other people came up with. The wide range in topics and emotion was amazing. I love to write and get shy to post what I write, so I dont post often.

I am a 17 year old female. I am a senior in high school. I am normally a nanny over the summer, but I don't have a real job. I have applied to almost every place in my town, but I live in a college town, and jobs are quickly taken. In 3 years, I hope to be in college studying sociology.

I write because it is my way of expressing emotion. Writing, to me, is something I feel free with. It is freedom. It is an escape from everything going on in the world. It is a place where I am what I want to be. Your paper is your friend that is there to listen with the pencil being your words. Whenever you share what you write, it becomes your voice, and that is freedom.