Teen Ink Magazine, September 2004 Edition
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Articles from this Issue
College Guide
American University By Dorry S., Natick, MA
Colorado College By Jason F., Tequesta, FL
Drake University By Rachel T., Clive, IA
Drexel University By Greg K., Wilmington, DE
Pedal to the Medal By Michelle C., San Gabriel, CA
Steppingstone By Nicole B., Wilmington, DE
To the Board By Nicole R., New Haven, CT
Colorado College By Jason F., Tequesta, FL
Drake University By Rachel T., Clive, IA
Drexel University By Greg K., Wilmington, DE
Pedal to the Medal By Michelle C., San Gabriel, CA
Steppingstone By Nicole B., Wilmington, DE
To the Board By Nicole R., New Haven, CT
Fiction
Black, White & Gray By Jaqueline P., E. Setauket, NY
Blissful Days By Emma Claire S., Mt. Prospect, IL
Breakdown By Blair H., Newton, MA
Epilogue By Sierra B., Pt. Reyes, CA
Blissful Days By Emma Claire S., Mt. Prospect, IL
Breakdown By Blair H., Newton, MA
Epilogue By Sierra B., Pt. Reyes, CA
Hot Topics
A Dying Desire By Haley, CT
A True Hollywood Story By Erik B., Cohasset, MA
Breathless By Eric W., No. Platte, NE
Fall: A Brief Essay By John H., Fayetteville, GA
Hooray By Adam M., Jr. Willits, CA
I Can Do It By Jane V., Bedford, NY
It's Not About Sympathy By Abygail K., New Braunfels, TX
Keep On Rolling By Chelsey W., Kalamazoo, MI
Language By Michelle H., Bridgewater, NJ
Mitzvah Makers By Michelle P., New City, NY
Preservation By Maureen H., Wethersfield, CT
Special To Me By Alainna C., Gouverneur, NY
Strange But True & My Wonderful World By Maureen H., Wethersfield, CT
Subliminal Advertisements By Deena P., Waynesville, OH
T.O.P.S. By Jordan D., Cumberland, RI
Teen Ink Is For Everyone By Ceren Y., Istanbul, Turkey
Teen Ink London Writing Program By Sami H., Cumberland, RI
There's Always One By Chris G., Charleston, WV
Trashload By Lucie H., Fremont, CA
What I Would Have Missed By Chelsea O., Atwater, OH
Where's Uncle Sam? By Andrew F., Newark, DE
Yoga By Laura A., Holmdel, NJ
You Must Be An Angel By Katie C., Ft. Collins, CO
A True Hollywood Story By Erik B., Cohasset, MA
Breathless By Eric W., No. Platte, NE
Fall: A Brief Essay By John H., Fayetteville, GA
Hooray By Adam M., Jr. Willits, CA
I Can Do It By Jane V., Bedford, NY
It's Not About Sympathy By Abygail K., New Braunfels, TX
Keep On Rolling By Chelsey W., Kalamazoo, MI
Language By Michelle H., Bridgewater, NJ
Mitzvah Makers By Michelle P., New City, NY
Preservation By Maureen H., Wethersfield, CT
Special To Me By Alainna C., Gouverneur, NY
Strange But True & My Wonderful World By Maureen H., Wethersfield, CT
Subliminal Advertisements By Deena P., Waynesville, OH
T.O.P.S. By Jordan D., Cumberland, RI
Teen Ink Is For Everyone By Ceren Y., Istanbul, Turkey
Teen Ink London Writing Program By Sami H., Cumberland, RI
There's Always One By Chris G., Charleston, WV
Trashload By Lucie H., Fremont, CA
What I Would Have Missed By Chelsea O., Atwater, OH
Where's Uncle Sam? By Andrew F., Newark, DE
Yoga By Laura A., Holmdel, NJ
You Must Be An Angel By Katie C., Ft. Collins, CO
Nonfiction
A Lineman By Jake H., Pittsburgh, PA
Avebury By Sean K., Willits, CA
Bringing Home a Stranger By Anonymous
Emily By Hilary R., New City, NY
Finding Myself By Anonymous
Friend Chris By Kat H., Waukesha, WI
Gamble By Christopher R., Clarence, NY
Gas Prices By Sam E., Kasson, MN
I Never Said Good-bye By Sumayyah T., Hernden, VA
India Through Newly Opened Eyes By Siddharth K., Poland, OH
It's Not About Winning By Mike C., Cohasset, MA
Mother Debbie S. By Victoria S., Southaven, MS
My Dreadful Driving Test By Jacob O., San Antonio, TX
My Powerful Violin By Conor S., San Antonio, TX
Not 5, But 8 By Adam C., Houston, TX
One of Them By Lindsey M., Cromwell, CT
Open Road By Addie P., Anacortes, WA
Passengers & Crew of Flight 93 By Kim B., Milford, CT
Rainy Day Man By Sharon W., Troy, MI
Red Card By Michelle M., Cromwell, CT
Sanity By Lydia H., Waynesboro, PA
She Was Serious By Peng P., Scotch Plains, NJ
Singer Mindy Smith By McClain J., Kansas City, MO
Stolen Innocence By Melissa G., Congers, NY
The Power of Friendship By Tracy S., St. Louis, MO
The Simple Things By Kirstie S., Lincoln, RI
Those Kids By Jenny W., Vancouver, WA
Vacation By Madeline C., Overland Park, KS
Walking By Chris R., Amesville, OH
Watching the Sky By Gabrielle R., Mattawan, MI
We Were the Coolest By Christine N., Owasso, OK
West By God By Shaela M., Middletown, CT
Avebury By Sean K., Willits, CA
Bringing Home a Stranger By Anonymous
Emily By Hilary R., New City, NY
Finding Myself By Anonymous
Friend Chris By Kat H., Waukesha, WI
Gamble By Christopher R., Clarence, NY
Gas Prices By Sam E., Kasson, MN
I Never Said Good-bye By Sumayyah T., Hernden, VA
India Through Newly Opened Eyes By Siddharth K., Poland, OH
It's Not About Winning By Mike C., Cohasset, MA
Mother Debbie S. By Victoria S., Southaven, MS
My Dreadful Driving Test By Jacob O., San Antonio, TX
My Powerful Violin By Conor S., San Antonio, TX
Not 5, But 8 By Adam C., Houston, TX
One of Them By Lindsey M., Cromwell, CT
Open Road By Addie P., Anacortes, WA
Passengers & Crew of Flight 93 By Kim B., Milford, CT
Rainy Day Man By Sharon W., Troy, MI
Red Card By Michelle M., Cromwell, CT
Sanity By Lydia H., Waynesboro, PA
She Was Serious By Peng P., Scotch Plains, NJ
Singer Mindy Smith By McClain J., Kansas City, MO
Stolen Innocence By Melissa G., Congers, NY
The Power of Friendship By Tracy S., St. Louis, MO
The Simple Things By Kirstie S., Lincoln, RI
Those Kids By Jenny W., Vancouver, WA
Vacation By Madeline C., Overland Park, KS
Walking By Chris R., Amesville, OH
Watching the Sky By Gabrielle R., Mattawan, MI
We Were the Coolest By Christine N., Owasso, OK
West By God By Shaela M., Middletown, CT
Opinion
America By Derek P., St. Augustine, FL
Devastation in Africa By Cody G., Visalia, CA
Green Wads of Envy By Liam G., Needham, MA
In Disapproval of Failure By Teddy C., San Antonio, TX
Low-Carb Diets = Big Business By Rodica K., Phoenix, AZ
Smoke Over the Capital By Bonnie K., San Antonio, TX
System Overload By David T., Auburn, NY
Devastation in Africa By Cody G., Visalia, CA
Green Wads of Envy By Liam G., Needham, MA
In Disapproval of Failure By Teddy C., San Antonio, TX
Low-Carb Diets = Big Business By Rodica K., Phoenix, AZ
Smoke Over the Capital By Bonnie K., San Antonio, TX
System Overload By David T., Auburn, NY
Poetry
Cut By Magy L., Gibsonia, PA
Driving To My Grandfather's Funeral By Joseph K., New City, NY
Fading By Sarah G., Mesa, AZ
Grandma's Hands By Sarah B., Milan, IL
July By Elizabeth B., Iola, WI
Kind Enough By Ivy S., Loganville, WI
Midnight Madness By Aly S., Brunswick, ME
Papa By Samantha S., Tucson, AZ
Parking-Lot Girls By Alecia D., Atlantic Beach, FL
Summer By Aimee L., New City, NY
The Jersey Shore By Laura M., New City, NY
The One Left Behind By Brittany B., Dexter, MI
The Strength Of Cotton By Leah K., Fredericksburg, VA
Tired By Bryant J., Milford, CT
Under My Bed By Sara S., Melbourne Beach, FL
Village Glow (August 18th) By Chloe L., Briarcliff Manor, NY
Where Did Everybody Go? By Steven S., Congers, NY
Why Are We Here? By Sheila T., La Conner, WA
Driving To My Grandfather's Funeral By Joseph K., New City, NY
Fading By Sarah G., Mesa, AZ
Grandma's Hands By Sarah B., Milan, IL
July By Elizabeth B., Iola, WI
Kind Enough By Ivy S., Loganville, WI
Midnight Madness By Aly S., Brunswick, ME
Papa By Samantha S., Tucson, AZ
Parking-Lot Girls By Alecia D., Atlantic Beach, FL
Summer By Aimee L., New City, NY
The Jersey Shore By Laura M., New City, NY
The One Left Behind By Brittany B., Dexter, MI
The Strength Of Cotton By Leah K., Fredericksburg, VA
Tired By Bryant J., Milford, CT
Under My Bed By Sara S., Melbourne Beach, FL
Village Glow (August 18th) By Chloe L., Briarcliff Manor, NY
Where Did Everybody Go? By Steven S., Congers, NY
Why Are We Here? By Sheila T., La Conner, WA
Reviews
A la Carte By Ryan S., Boardman, OH
A Severe Mercy By Reese T., Cleburne, TX
Big Fish By Kyle F., Murray, UT
Full Collapse By Mike P., Wayland, MA
Get Born By Joe B., Grapevine, TX
Mean Girls By Melissa P., Hockessin, DE
Office Space By Brian H., Dudley, NC
Psycho By Matt C., Beverly, MA
Recovering the Satellites By Matt M., Glendale, AZ
Shrek 2 By Allison M., Wilmington, DE
Silent Spring By Rohan V., McLean, VA
The House of the Scorpion By Mike S., Wayland, MA
The Plague By Juan B., Keeseville, NY
The Room's Too Cold By Cory D., Wilmington, DE
The Ticket Out: Darryl Strawberry and the Boys of Crenshaw By Adam L., New City, NY
Troy By Erika W., Mary Esther, FL
Yellowcard - Ocean Avenue By Mel D., Hinsdale
A Severe Mercy By Reese T., Cleburne, TX
Big Fish By Kyle F., Murray, UT
Full Collapse By Mike P., Wayland, MA
Get Born By Joe B., Grapevine, TX
Mean Girls By Melissa P., Hockessin, DE
Office Space By Brian H., Dudley, NC
Psycho By Matt C., Beverly, MA
Recovering the Satellites By Matt M., Glendale, AZ
Shrek 2 By Allison M., Wilmington, DE
Silent Spring By Rohan V., McLean, VA
The House of the Scorpion By Mike S., Wayland, MA
The Plague By Juan B., Keeseville, NY
The Room's Too Cold By Cory D., Wilmington, DE
The Ticket Out: Darryl Strawberry and the Boys of Crenshaw By Adam L., New City, NY
Troy By Erika W., Mary Esther, FL
Yellowcard - Ocean Avenue By Mel D., Hinsdale
