Stories
These are longer moments of survival — full stories from people who stayed, survived, and kept breathing.
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The Quarters Were the Last Thing I Had
I used my state quarter collection to get by. I thought I’d fill it in later, but it wasn’t the same after that.
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The Creek Was Too Strong
It felt like any other swim across College Creek, until it didn’t. I remember how fast the current pulled. How tired I got. How close I came.
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