Take a break from reading college essays and check out my fiction piece!

College Essays
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<p>I apologize for the shameless self-promotion, but I would vastly appreciate it if you guys could take the time to read over and offer some critique on the following short story that I wrote:</p>

<p>[Coffee</a> with Kelly | Teen Realistic Fiction About love/relationships, self-esteem, coffee, awkward and dates](<a href=“http://www.teenink.com/fiction/realistic_fiction/article/421874/Coffee-with-Kelly/]Coffee”>Coffee with Kelly | Teen Ink)</p>

<p>Your responses would go a long way towards helping me refine my story-telling ability, so all constructive critisism is welcomed and encouraged! </p>

<p>Thank you!</p>

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<p>Wow, what a wonderful short story. I’m not a very avid reader of short stories, but this one kept me engaged in the narrative all throughout the story. Keep up the awesome work!</p>

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<p>Thank you!</p>

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<p>I normally wouldn’t respond to a post like this, but the first sentence drew me into the story immediately: Coffeehouses have a strange way of managing to brew up both strong pots of java and terribly awkward situations. It’s both original and insightful.</p>

<p>I would say it’s excellent for a teen, but that would be condescending. The writing is excellent, period. Thanks for sharing. Wish I had that gift.</p>

<p>Your profile says “Oberlin’16.” What’s your planned major?</p>

<p>Here’s a young writer I really admire: [“The</a> Lone Survivor”](<a href=“HugeDomains.com”>HugeDomains.com)</p>

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<p>Thank you very much! I’m currently in a toss up between Philosophy and Creative Writing and plan on going to law school. I’ll probably just take a smathering of courses in both departments my freshman year and then decide which one I like better.</p>

<p>Nice link! Michael looks like a very accomplished author; hopefully I can earn that kind of success one day.</p>