Amanda Barber

Stories, songs, and thoughts on life.

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Me and Yahoo

25 February 2012

School assignments have helped me find the time to write a few short stories.

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Summary of The Pursuit of Elizabeth Millhouse

10 February 2012

Spanning the calamitous turmoil of a World War and the deadly Influenza plague of 1918, The Pursuit of Elizabeth Millhouse is a spellbinding portrait of a young girl’s struggle against the travails of modern loss and faithlessness...

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Chastity

10 February 2012

She had a soft way about her and a pretty face. She looked happy and content in her white apron as she moved around the kitchen, peeping under pot lids, pulling a dish from the oven. She checked the time and quickly went to the door...

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Why I Have to Write

03 February 2012

When I was in my early teens, I used to tell people that I wrote better than I talked. At the time, I wasn’t sure I liked that facet of my personality. Being a quiet person in a culture which places high value on extroversion can be a trial...

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How it all started

03 February 2012

I was eleven years old in 1996. That Christmas, my parents bought me a journal and put it in my stocking. It was pink...

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