Teen Ink Magazine,
June 2006 :
WhatMatters Articles
Ghosts and Good-byes by Alyssa S., Carterville, IL In 1899, just as the drama of the Americanfrontier was about to take its final curtain call, Esther Sarah Johnsonand her family packed their possessions into a covered wagon and crossedthe border of western Arkansas into Indian Territory. They settled nearWetumka, I.T ... Continue...
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow by Candace G., Boardman, OH My whole body was overcome with goose bumps and my eyes began to fill with tears. My hands shook uncontrollably as I tried to understand. I was lost in the words I was being told. The world was spinning and I could not breathe; I could not speak ... Continue...
How I Stay Strong by Anonymous, MA Each day in my life is like no other, yet each is the same. My dad always finds something for me to do for him and then he finds some way I have done it wrong. He assumes I live to do his bidding and to obey him without question ... Continue...
Hunting for a Friend by Jessica B., Pickneyville, IL I learned what matters most on a coldJanuary morning while camouflaged in Advantage Max 4 attire and lyingmotionless among the harvested corn stalks that covered the frozenground ... Continue...
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