Teen Ink

Friends Forever By Sarah L., Cohasset, MA
Infinitas By Brianna W., Carrollton, TX
More Than a Dream By Jane L., Kowloon, Hong Kong

Child to Whom By Katie W., W. Des Moines, IA
His Haven By Amanda D., Baltimore, MD
Serenity By Theresa D., Hopedale, MA

A Jihad of My Own By Mike S., Wexford, PA
A Night at the Firehouse By Jordan J., Pelham, AL
All We Care About By Katie L., Gibsonia, PA
Changes By James W., Middletown, DE
Disposable Soil By Zach K., Auburn, NY
Gift Shoppe in Lobby By Alli C., Bridgeton, NJ
Heavenly Hats By Annie R., Armuchee, GA
Hijab By Cristina C., Wethersfield, CT
Ice Cube Interview By Basil W., Stone Mountain, GA
Intolerant Christians By Kyle V., Grantville, KS
Intolerant Christians By Haley V., Glendale, AZ
Intolerant Christians By Sarah B., Gibsonia, PA
Intolerant Christians By Diana C., Phoenix, AZ
Judging Adam By Kristina B., Pembroke, MA
Live Strong By Tracy F., Wilmington, DE
Long Division By Tyler H., Rootstown, OH
Lunch on Capitol Hill By Rebecca D., Hillsboro, OR
Lying On My Bed By Anonymous
Ripple Effect By Ashley T., Mount Carroll, IL
Roadless Areas By Latrice C., Mount Pleasant, SC
Selective Service By Julie G., Wethersfield, CT
Singing Out of Tune By John H., Bakerstown, PA
Sonnets for an African-American Scholarship By Sasha F., Takoma Park, MD
Stick Together By Caitlin F., Pembroke, MA
Students Coming Together By Tanika F., Phoenix, AZ
Temper Tantrum By Erin B., San Antonio, TX
The Real Me By Anonymous
The Unknown Disease By Sabrina C., Cromwell, CT
Turn Off the Phone By Jennifer J., Portland, OR
Uses of “Retarded” By Irene M., Wilmette, IL
What Are You? By Aravis M., Elk Grove, CA

Unknown
35 Million By Cara, CT
A Piece of India By Laura W., Hamden, Ct
A Survivor’s Mom: Nancy Szabo By Abby C., Plymouth, MN
Another Day at the Pool By Chad D., Boardman, OH
Babysitting Woes By Sarah M., Wethersfield, CT
Big Ben By Katelyn H., Hatfield, PA
Born to Drive By Sarah D., Wilmington, DE
Breakfast All the Time By Bethany H., Cullman, AL
Detached From the World By Katie Rose W., Bedford, NY
Do Computers Bleed? By Lauren S., Flint, MI
Grandmother Cecilia Beato By James G., Stewartville, MN
Green Tea By Katie N., Middletown, CT
I Never Saw it Coming By Jake T., Phoenix, AZ
Is This a Real Job? By Samual R., Dike, IA
Lost in Corn By Mikala D., No. Platte, NE
My “Criminal” Record By Austin G., Chappaqua, NY
My Best Race By Heidi O., Monticello, iL
NFL Quarterback Brett Favre By Jacob W., Glendale, AZ
On the Ice By Katie D., Hingham, MA
Physician Dr. Nagun By Alex G., New City , NY
Price Checks & Ashtrays By Loretta K., Lexington, KY
Sealed with a Kiss By Laura S., St. Louis, MO
Separation Anxiety By Ellie N., Rochester, MN
Soldier John E. By Anne E., New Bavaria
Sudanese Immigrant: James Bior By Fidela J., Jacksonville, FL
Summer Job By Brittany C., Falmouth, MA
Take Me Home By JJ S., Fredericksburg, VA
The Mask By Ilya M., No. Wales, PA
The Working Student By Kayla H., Auburn, NY
Through a Window By Stephanie D., Plymouth, MA
Victoria’s Secret By Brittany S., Arlington Heights, IL
Weekend Waves By Andy F., Jim Thorpe, PA

How Many Times By Tierany H., Lebanon, PA
Keep Creationism Out of Science Class By Zoe G., Wolftown, VA
Legalizing Gay Marriage By Lisa D., Boardman, OH
One Nation Under God By Laura B., Cleburne, TX
R-E-S-P-E-C-T By Chris D., Hockessin, DE
Work or Family? By Cory, Brooklyn, NY

Unknown
A Separate Peace By Adam S., New City, NY
Alexander By Timmy R., New City, NY
Born Confused By Morgan D., San Antonio, TX
DJ Teebee & K - “Deeper Side of Drum & Bass” By Mike M., Wilmington, DE
Jason Mraz - “Tonight, Not Again” By Andrea S., Auburn, NY
Kings of Leon - “Aha Shake Heartbreak” By Ally T., Guildford, ON, Canada
Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events By Anna M., Springfield, PA
My Chemical Romance - “Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge” By Alanah P., Wichita Falls, TX
Spanglish By Carrie H., Phoeniz, AZ
The 10 Best Films of 2004 By Adam C., Houston, TX
The Duplicate By Kelly W., Burien, WA
The Handmaid’s Tale By Anne C., Clarkston, GA
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou By Gary S., New City, NY
The Wave By Eric W., New City, NY
Tim McGraw - “Live Like You Were Dying” By Kelsie T., Phoenix, AZ
U2 - “How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb” By Cole F., Colleyville, TX

High Mountain Institute The Leading Edge By David W., Sedona, AZ
Student Trooper Program By Kathleen H., Duxbury, MA
Susquehanna University Advanced Writers Workshop By James K., Tumon Bay, GU
U.S. Space and Rocket Center Space Camp By Emilia C., Chicago, IL
Untitled By Samantha C., Mukwonago, WI

A Poetic Performance By Sarah M., Theodore, AL
Birthday By Mariel B., New City, NY
Cold Blooded By Jaimie H., Clarence Center, NY
Death of a Teacher By Esther M., Cedar City, UT
Deity Rising By Michele H., E. Brady, PA
Golden By Jonathan B., Wayland, MA
March Wind By Kurtis D., Crosby, TX
Mary’s Memory By Andrea D., New City, NY
Nature By Kayla P., Cecilia, KY
Ode to a Whiteboard By Jamie A., Coalinga, CA
Paranoia (III) By Adam S., Brownsville, CA
Scrapbook Memories By Victoria P., Ft. Wayne, FL
Somewhere By Sarah E., Alrington Heights, IL
The Cave By Cordelia S., Brownsville, CA
The Sea of Green By Patricia W., Thornton, WV
Three Stages of Entering a Pool (Age 6) By Kathryn H., Congers, NY
Untitiled By Joshua D., Milan, MI
Untitled By Steve A., Goodyear, AZ
Untitled By Cara P., Jane Lew, WV
Walking Inside Walls By Aly S., Brunswick, ME