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Teen Ink Magazine, September 2005 Edition


Whether you're interested in poetry, sports, movie reviews or fiction, there's something inside for you. Find out what other teens across the country are thinking, writing and creating - then send us your work and let your voice be heard!
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Articles from this Issue


College Guide


Assault By David, Bellevue, WA
Divorce By Robyn, CT
George Washington University By Dorry S., Natick, MA
Journeys By Kathy V., Pinckneyville, IL
Lebanon Valley College By Chris D., Hockessin, DE
Pepperdine University By Michael F., Visalia, CA
University of Maine at ORONO By Mariah C., Tenants Harbor, ME

Fiction


Last Night By Sasha O., Cincinnati, OH
Princess Dynamo By Rhiannon C., Grand Forks AFB, ND
The Last Soft-Serve By Blair H., Newton, MA

Hot Topics


Broken Glass By Katie R., Concrete, WA
Cheerleading By Claire B., New City, NY
Courage Sleeps in the Canyon By Jennifer H., San Diego, CA
Feminist By Rebecca E., Williamsburg, VA
Film Boot Camp By Tyler B., Willits, CA
Hues of the Sky By Elizabeth W., No. Andover, MA
Inside Out By Anonymous
Just Hit Snooze By Jonathan G., Valdosta, GA
La Maestra By Alex H., Phoenix, AZ
Library Days By Janine V., Bonita Springs, FL
Made in China By Bob K., Billings, MT
Not Writing to Bathe Whales By Danielle D., Los Altos, CA
Oh, Earl By Sierra G., New Ringgold, PA
Old People By Lisa M., Plano, TX
Opiate of the Masses By Jessica Mae S., Seven Hills, OH
Pool Joy Unknown
River Fishing By Jon G., Cohasset, MA
Sewanee Summer By Lillie W., White Bluff, TN
Something for All By Jocelyne S., Kasson, MN
Teen Ink Books Unknown
Teen Pregnancy: More Real Than You Think By Mei H., Willits, CA
The Manual By Jacqueline M.,
Baldwin Place, NY

The Question By Hannah B., Chicago, IL
The World Taking Care of Us By Heather W., Lehi, UT
To Tan or Not to Tan By Jena J., Parma, OH

Nonfiction


A Quiet Day in September By Kirsten K., Media, PA
A Transaction By Sarah V., Cleburne, TX
Ash By Sarah W., Georgetown, DE
Attempting to Find
the Integral
By Allison A., Montclair, VA
Baseball By Kelli L., Jamestown, NC
Beauty in Writing By Robbie S., Auburn, NY
Colonel Andy G. By Jenny T., Carmel, IN
Corporal Dean R. By April R., Moreno Valley, CA
Deacon By Katie Z., Seven Hills, OH
Dearly Beloved By Arielle L., Aurora Canada, ON
Ego By Robin C., Cedar City, UT
Four Years Later By Maria R., Boston, MA
Gig By Eric W., New City, NY
Girl Colors By Lindsay B., New City, NY
Grandmother Amelia By Maria-Belen A., Wallingford, PA
I’m Lost By Martina K., Suffern, NY
Just a Shy Girl By Deirdre K., Meriden, CT
Just Have Faith By Sarah L., Covington, LA
Last Day By Marty B., New City,, NY
Musician Jessica Harp By McClain J., Kansas City, MO
My Birthday By Brian A., Overland Park, KS
Poetic Rain By Meghan S., Anacortes, WA
Practice Makes Perfect ... Yeah, Right By Robin H., Gibsonia, PA
September By Jeremiah A., Klaispell, NE
Sergeant Frank W. By Mallory W., Orange, MA
Speak Up By Stephanie, Middletown, CT
Subverting the Dominant Paradigm By Steve S., Brunswick, ME
Summer Contemplation By Natalie D., Congers, NY
Sunday Afternoons By Sarah M., Iola, WI
Ten Amazing Fingers By Yuri C., Hemet, CA
The Experience of Filming “Rebound” By Steven Christopher P., Littleton, CO
The Final Performance By Danielle H., Dallas, TX
The Tour de France By Lincoln L., Sunapee, NH
Tuba Girl By Elise A., Auburn, NY
{oh baby i’ve run.} By Brittan S., Chino, CA

Opinion


Ending Starvation By Colleen B., Hull, MA
Trouble with Space By Cole F., Colleyville, TX
Webster Ain’t Perfect By Andrew V., Parma, OH

Reviews


Unknown
“American Idiot” Unknown
“Breakaway” By Ryan S., Glendale, AZ
“Futures” By Steve P., Keller, TX
“Live Like You Were Dying” By Colleen O., Milford, CT
“Under Construction 2” By Gus S., Phoenix, AZ
Cursed By Michael W., Arlington Heights, IL
Great Expectations By Donna M., Wichita, KS
Grey’s Anatomy By Ginger H., Moorpark
Holes By Rachel F., Oshkosh, WI
Monsieur Ibrahim By Morgan D., San Antonio, TX
My Prison Without Bars by Peter Rose with Rick Hill By Nathan K., Chatham, IL
The Amityville Horror By Scott B., Alma, MI
The Dresden Dolls Unknown
The Second Summer of the Sisterhood By Krisline I., Glendale, AZ
The War of the Worlds By Leonardo, Weston, FL
Wicked: The Life & Times of the Wicked Witch of the West By Madison D., Galesburg, IL
You Got Served By Sara E., Peoria, AZ

Poetry


Cycle of the Sea By Lauren, Hopkinton, MA
Drowning By Michael F., Virginia Beach, VA
Fallen By Madeleine W., Hopkinton, MA
Home Calling By Jennifer G., Kalispell, MT
Hunter’s Lane By Allison B., Devon, PA
Lessons By Ming Min H., E. Setauket, NY
Mess By Sarah F., Omaha, NE
Modification By Tricia E., Gainesville, VA
Out of the Cellar By Jane W., Makanda, IL
Oversized Novelty Head By Jeremy F., New City, NY
Papa, Remember Your Mia By Minh T., Boca Raton, FL
Perone Creek By Peter L., Silverhill, AL
Summer Unsummered By Katy S., Richmond, VA
Sunset Unknown
Un-forgetful By Gregory B., Armonk, NY
Uniqueness By Abigail D., Gainesville, VA
Untitled By Megan B., Berkeley Heights, NJ
Untitled By Alexandra W., Ligonier, PA
Wednesday By Caitlin S., Louisville, KY
What Is a Girl to Do? By Kaity G., Union Mills, IN