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Teen Ink Magazine, December 2004 : Nonfiction Articles

A Day on “42nd Street” by Michael A., Lancaster, NY "Hey, did ya see this? Julian Marsh is doing a show!" "It’s in Variety, Julian Marsh is doing a show!" "Jobs!" ... Continue...	A Violin by Mandy L., Mansfield, OH A violin brings to mind manners and gentlemen in starched white clothing, proper and clean. A party with dancing and freshly cut flowers ... Continue...
Are My Boots Big Enough? by Brad D., Mason, OH Am I good enough to be like George? I wondered as I sat in the dressing room. I recalled all the things I had seen him do on TV and reviewed his voice as I internalized my first note. I was all alone and liked it that way. It gave me time to think ... Continue...	Bowl by Felipe D., Sturbridge, MA Shape her while you can. Mold her, fix her jagged edges. Make her steady, so she can stand on her own. Smooth her out, she will look appealing. Spank her, so her substance will be pure. ... Continue...
Cardboard Boxes & Christmas Trees by Hannah E., Tucson, AZ It was Christmas Eve, 1994. I gleefully put the plate of cookies by the fireplace where the stockings were hung and tiptoed to my room, waiting to hear hoofs and sleigh bells ... Continue...	Chat Room Dangers by Heather ., WI This May I will graduate from high school. It’s been interesting and I’ve learned a lot about life and love. Freshman year there was a lot to take in, from adjusting to a new building to figuring out the upperclassmen’s rules ... Continue...
Confusion by Cyndel G., Defiance, OH Confused! Confused beyond what any amount of teaching could reverse. This incurable confusion was the result of a single, simple but oh-so-significant decision made sophomore year ... Continue...	Distance Doomed Us by Andrea M., New City, NY I want to write a poem about this. My story is full of the classic poem topics: love, heartbreak, misery. I’ve got the whole nine yards. I can’t give you a poem, though. My story is too long ... Continue...
Dogs & Boyfriends by Anonymous ., Athens, WV This is a tale with a moral, so please forgive me. I have to go back a few days to an explosive event that had been developing for months. It concerns dogs and boyfriends, and how they happen to be very much alike ... Continue...	Frozen in Time by Kendra H., Overland Park, KS My heart pounded wildly while my head throbbed. My hands, sweating with nervousness, gripped my wobbling knees. The older girls next to me exchanged excited giggles and "good lucks" and waved confidently to parents ... Continue...
Her Smile by Felicia H., Appleton, ME I sit in English class and stare at the back of her head. The long curls are gone; instead she has tight waves on the top of her head tied back with a scarf. I see the ends peeking from the nape of her neck ... Continue...	I Know Why the “Stage” Bird Sings by Ashley G., Carrollton, TX The stage in my mind has been empty for years. It is still vacant, hollow with the exception of the suffocating air and strands of lighting. Haze hangs, weighed by hushed dreams carrying with it echoes of distant applause ... Continue...
Life Up On Stage by Jennifer S., San Gabriel, CA The lights are scorching. Looking out I can only see blurred figures in the audience. With every word my heart beats faster. At any moment, a missed line, missed cue or some other obstacle could break the focus ... Continue...	Missing Debbie by Danielle M., New York, NY Pop, pop, pop. My hands pushed the clear bubbles on the bubble wrap together. I gently dropped the last ornament, a small Santa Claus climbing up a gold ladder, into one of the boxes of lights, ornaments and other Christmas decorations ... Continue...
Music Lessons by Becky S., Southbury, CT Somehow the collective mind of modern America has transformed the piano into a torture device ... Continue...	Poles in the Treetops by Katey W., Lancaster, NY I cast the thin line out across the mistly lake and hear a plop as it lands in the calm water, upsetting the order and throwing the lake into confusion. Without waiting, I reel it back ... Continue...
The Divider by Shannon C., Clarence, NY I climbed the stairs to the attic, the soft light splashing down on me. Reaching my destination, I sought out my older sister of six years, Morgan, who was sitting cross-legged on the floor going through a box of memories from middle school ... Continue...	The Letter by Holly C., Deerfield, NH My feet passed quickly over the driveway as I walked to the mailbox. I jerked it open and pulled the mail into my arms. Fumbling through the envelopes, I found one with my name. I tore it open with trembling fingers and read the first sentence ... Continue...
The Secret Santa by Colt S., Shreveport, LA Bright lights, holly, beautiful trees and excited children - the Christmas season brings happiness and joy. Last Christmas was especially memorable. One afternoon I was at Mom’s office when we noticed that a co-worker seemed very sad ... Continue...

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