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GREENWOOD — A young author in Johnson County is creating content that speaks to many middle schoolers.Her poems cover topics like having your first crush, friendships falling apart and even dealing with things like depression or anxiety.“I want to be an author for the rest of my life,' Makenzie Anness, a seventh grader at Clark-Pleasant Middle School said. Anness has already published three books.You gave me a heart-shaped box of chocolates today.
One big difference? She expresses her thoughts with a pen and paper.If I’m not perfect, what am I? Life has always been a competition. I try to win but I never do. I try to be better, but I never do.Anness credits her elementary school writing teacher Stacey Walton for her love of writing.“She’s been telling people about my poetry and I have her to thank for getting me this far. She started my love for poetry and she’s helping me grow it,' Anness said.
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