Teen Ink Magazine,
November 2001 :
Nonfiction Articles
An Alaskan Thanksgiving Haveyou traveled 60 miles on a snow machine when it is 25 degrees below zero to getto Thanksgiving dinner? That's what my family did two years ago ... Continue...
Closing Time Wednesday night, some time toward the middle of July. Outside, it's still hot, muggy,almost full daylight. Inside the Polo store, we are checking our watches.Faithfully. Every ten minutes.
The air conditioner broke today. Thirdtime this summer ... 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. All six books are available in bookstores nationwide and online ... Continue...
Glory Most people are not like my mom and me. Most do not take the timeto admire the glory and power of a thunderstorm ... Continue...
Kidnapped By My Mother Iwas only four years old when the nightmare began - the dark dream of sorrow madeof my mother's tears. I was born in the African country of Eritrea, where I wasraised by my mother, grandmother and aunts ... Continue...
My Name Inspired by The House on MangoStreet Ben - boring, drooling, average, like a cabbage ... Continue...
Remembrance WhenI was in the prime of my childhood, I was the pastor of a small congregation inmy grandparents' basement. I shared this position with my two cousins, Megan andMichael ... Continue...
Thanksgiving with the Family "Didyou know that Montana is the largest supplier of turkeys?" My uncle Dennisrambled on about other useless facts, thinking my other uncles were moreinterested in him than in the tied, fourth-quarter football game on TV ... Continue...
The Day After Idon'twanttomove. It took an inordinate amount of energy just to turn the computeron and it's even more painful to type. Needless to say, I had a rather large mealyesterday. Now it begins ... Continue...
The New Kid MaybeMerrissa joined our lives because we were getting selfish. For years, we had beenon church aid, and now were finally on our own. We were self-reliant with moneyto spare ... Continue...
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