Teen Ink Magazine,
March 2006 :
Nonfiction Articles
A Lesson on Aerodynamics by Will L., Fairfax, CA We were 4,000 feet above Infineon Raceway and dropping fast. Weweren’t diving that day, we were falling. Our airplane was beginning to invert and eventhough we were exceeding 150 knots, it wasn’t flying ... Continue...
Crunch the Cracker by Cory H., Cedar Hills, UT There are many terms used to describe the residents of certain states. For example, in Utah we have women called Molly Mormons, in Florida there are conks, Texas has cowboys, and from Georgia come the crackers ... Continue...
King Tut Pierced Them, Too by Emma H., Newton, MA I don’t remember the needle, but I remember the pain, the hotbite of metal that tore a hole through my earlobe. And I remember the man washing his hands, hiswhite gloves, his instructions to breathe.
Landlord of the Ice Cream Islands by Matt C., Kailua, HI The sun wasn’t quite over the horizon when we hit the water. It was 5:45 a.m. on a perfect summer day and my friend Jeremy and I were kayaking to one of our favorite dive spots ... Continue...
Message in a Bottle by Ashley H., Gardnerville, NV I am an optimist. I have high hopes. I can’t help it; realismdoesn’t appeal to someone as dreamy as me, and pessimism just takes too much effort.
So is it proving my optimism that I hope with all my being that someone finds this bottle? Maybe ... Continue...
To All Insecure Women by Adam F., Agency, MO This just in: being thin doesn’t make you pretty! As shockingas that may seem, I scarcely think you’ll find any medical proof that weighing and lookinglike you did when you were five is going to increase the amount of happy and pretty hormones yourbody ... Continue...
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