Teen Ink

Looking in the Mirror By Emilia C., Chicago, IL
My Future in Law By Cheryl S., New City, NY
Saturday Nights By Anonymous
Weightlessness By Chip B., Dallas, TX

Ice Queen By David B., Portland, ME
Kill Me Slowly By Claire W., Newark, DE
Nothing Ever Changes By Leslie S., Scituate, MA
Some Kind of Closure By Alex L., Wayland, MA

“Eye” Have a Horror Story By Steve D., Wilmington, DE
A Cry for Help By Tasha M., Murray, UT
A Wall as a Weapon By Benjamin B., San Antonio, TX
Art Gallery By Jennifer K., Willits, CA
Autumn Wizard By Anna W., Athens, PA
Backward Revolutions By Cordelia E., Perkasie, PA
Benefits of the Arts By Sanae M., Murray, UT
Chat Room Dangers By Alexandra S., Valhalla, NY
College Information By Melissa G., Cincinnati, OH
Dogs & Boyfriends By Amanda C., Wilmington, DE
Hemingway House By Emilia C., Chicago, IL
Hijab By Abeer A., Middletown, CT
His Laugh By Anonymous
Hunger - A Harsh Reality By Sandra F., Waukesha, WI
I Closed My Eyes By Nelly C., Live Oak, CA
Interrogation By Anonymous
Mom, I’m Gay By Anonymous
My Sandpit Home By Shawna D., Kalispell, MT
No Goyim? By David S., Havertown, PA
Operation Noah By Dennis F., Chandler, AZ
Smoker Robert By Tom, Bruce, and Kathryn A., Hawthorne, NY
Teen Ink: A Survival Guide? By Sandra R., Glendale, AZ
The Catcher in the Rye By Andrea A., Boardman, OH
The Final Frontier By Alicia B., Bellingham, MA
What’s Wrong By Anonymous
Why Don’t We Care? By Sarah R., Moody, TX

A Little Closer to Home By Brittany M., New Braunfels, TX
Aiming for “Par-fection” By Elizabeth G., Dallas, TX
Always There By Kristi S., Cleburne, TX
Bleeding Hearts By Dandelion D., New York, NY
Boys & Goldfish By Mary Lauran H., Newton, MA
Chance of a Lifetime By Michael F., Phoenix, AZ
Conquering the Course By Chris M., So. Plainfield, NJ
Cracking the Curse By Liz L., Cape Girardeau, MO
Craziness in the Capitol By Mark S., Nacogdoches, TX
Crushed By Samantha O., Iola, WI
Dysfunctional Family By Katy C., Stafford, VA
Firefighter Renee Butts By Stephanie H., Carmel, IN
Goodnight By Cameron B., Mason, OH
Grandfather John Knox Beardsley By Patrick M., Dallas, TX
I Always Pay Attention in School By Adam S., Montz, LA
I Am My Own Worst Enemy By Brad I., Waukesha, WI
Just What is Fast & Furious By Paul J., Mt. Prospect, IL
Lockout By Brian A., Auburn, NY
Long Division By Christine D., Auburn, NY
Love? By Dominique A., Cohasset, MA
Musician Benny Mardones By Anthony C., Boardman, OH
My Trip Across the Country By Kyla G., Eugene, OR
NBA - The Fight By Andy G., Phoenix, AZ
Neighbor Patty Riffle By Stephanie H., Bellingham, MA
New Zealand Life By Mary Rebecca W., Dallas, TX
No Pressure By Eric K., No. Wales, PA
Reversed Roles By Josh M., Lexington, KY
Starting My Car in Winter By Matt P., Arlington Heights, IL
Survivor By Agatha K., Urbana, IL
Swing By Julie F., Portland, CT
The Best Policy By Kristin N., Oswego, IL
The End By Michelle M., Patten, ME
We’ll Be Coming ’Round the Mountain By Kelly R., Overland Park, KS
Wild Release By Heather A., Roscoe, MN
You Don’t Know By Craig L., Clarence Center, NY

Darfur By Virginia M., Glendale, AZ
Endangered By Joshua O., The Woodlands, TX
Give Me a Rhythmic Break! By Keri B., Schulenburg, TX
Selective Service By Sean M., Dedham, MA
Styx and Stones By Alistair G., Ringwood, NJ
Technologically Advanced By Cordelia E., Perkasie, PA
Technology By Barbara C., San Antonio, TX
The Halfway Point By Aundrea G., Stafford, VA

A Celebration of an Ending By Tawni W., Corning, CA
After the Sunset By Leslie E., Colleyville, TX
And Then There Were None By Christine S., Arlington, VA
Finding Neverland By Rebecca Y., Cheektowaga, NY
Garden State By Laura Z., Washington, D.C.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix By Kayla S., Valley, AL
I Heart Huckabees By Jimmy W., Scotch Plains, NJ
Ice Age Unknown
Ice Station By Remy C., Collbran, CO
Life of Pi By Laura R., Los Osos, CA
Meteora By Jared S., Grove, OK
Michael Bublé By Sara G., Euless, TX
National Treasure By Michael F., Grove, OK
Speak By Vincent C., Wichita, KS
Suit By Julian G., Boardman, OH
The Incredibles By Adam S., New City, NY
The Path to the Spiders’ Nests By Paresh C., Ghaziabad, Uttar, India
The Rule of Four By Charlie R., Bedford, NY
You Got Served Soundtrack By Jaleesa R., New Castle, DE

ITRP at Boston University By Cecelia C., Cohasset, MA
Putney School Summer Program By Laura M., Memphis, TN
The Allegheny Summer Music Festival By David H., Greenville, NC

A Poem Not About Love By Jenna S., St. Anthony, MN
An Evening Spent Dancing By Daniel S., Lockport, IL
Anorexic Angel By Paula O., Brighton, CO
Flaming Love By Bethany G., Phoenix, AZ
Gotta Have It By Bethany P., Ridgway, PA
Hesitation By Rebecca E., Williamsburg, VA
Just You By Anna D., Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Left Real By Ivy S., Loganville, WI
Like a Man By Jessica L., Athens, WV
Please Don’t Go By Dara G., Deltaville, VA
Puddles By James S., E. Setauket, NY
Puppet Master By Darren A., Ayer, MA
Restless By Ashley C., Rock Springs, WI
Shower Epiphanies By Siyu S., Cupertino, CA
Switzerland in May By Michele H., E. Brady, PA
The love poem I can’t write By Steven S., Congers, NY
Time By Lindsay B., New City, NY
Untitled By Stephanie S., San Ramon, CA