Teen Ink Magazine,
December 2000 :
Fiction Articles
At the Dinner le He watched her eyes while she carefully cut her piece ofbread into 16 equal pieces ... Continue...
Cheesecake Krissy and I met when we were both15 and boyfriend-less, when the best things in life were a cup of coffee and abig, fat slice of cheesecake with gingerbread crust. That cake was the firstthing Krissy and I discovered we had in common ... Continue...
Imminence She gazed across the fecund plains, rain drizzlinggently atop her sunburned head. The sky was getting darker and she felt theominous pulling that had afflicted her many times before ... Continue...
This selection can be found in Teen Ink: Written in theDirt, the sixth in the Teen Ink book series, comprised all of fiction andpoetry ... Continue...
Spaghetti Sauce This selection can be found in Teen Ink Friendsand Family, the third in the Teen Ink book series, all available inbookstores nationwide and online ... Continue...
Summer Angel I wasthe only person Aunt Ruth talked to about her cancer. She said it would be oursecret, and she wanted me to know because I was her favorite niece. I think itwas because she was afraid the other family members would look at herdifferently ... Continue...
The Natives Rain pelted thebeveled glass of the giant windowpanes, and a great fire burned in the hearth.Even though the raging blaze was hot, the immense room remained damp and cold ... Continue...
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