Wow Maryanne...I love prose and this really was amazing...

I wish I could have penned something like this when I was at school...hope it gets you a good mark or grade.

You personified this ashtray perfectly, the usage of smoke and your feelings and the lives of others in here told so many stories...it really was awesome!!

My favourite part was how you spoke of being seventeen but feeling much older...how true...I think we all feel that sometimes...and the way you put yourself into an ashtray, talking about your feelings and how you'd think it would feel...

Really smashing stuff
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