Teen Ink Magazine, January 2009 Edition
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Articles from this Issue
College Guide
Flying By Lindsay G., Hewlett, NY
My Inspiration By Meg H., Jamaica, NY
Silence By Katherine W., Arlington Heights, IL
University of Delaware By Caprice T., Newark, DE
University of Maryland By Danielle W., Wyckoff, NJ
University of Portland By Carlos N., Phoenix, AZ
My Inspiration By Meg H., Jamaica, NY
Silence By Katherine W., Arlington Heights, IL
University of Delaware By Caprice T., Newark, DE
University of Maryland By Danielle W., Wyckoff, NJ
University of Portland By Carlos N., Phoenix, AZ
Fiction
A Wish For Her By Emily K., Sudbury, MA
Spreading Love By Emily X., Warren, NJ
Sugar By Molly H., Bristol, USA
The Anonymous By Sarah L., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA
The Thread By Aliza G., Woodbridge, CT
High Stakes By Joan B., Marietta, GA
Time By Katie S., Kewaskum, WI
Spreading Love By Emily X., Warren, NJ
Sugar By Molly H., Bristol, USA
The Anonymous By Sarah L., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA
The Thread By Aliza G., Woodbridge, CT
High Stakes By Joan B., Marietta, GA
Time By Katie S., Kewaskum, WI
Hot Topics
Shoes for Africa 
The ABCs of Korean By Dongeun (Jane) S., Davis, CA
A New Trail By Jocelyn S., Saint Louis, MO
The Green Invasion By Sarah Jane M., Fremont, MI
Confessions By Amy, San Antonio, TX
Flaming Out By Mollie P., Auburn, NY
I Went Numb
Life with TS By Caitlin J., Snohomish, WA
A Story of Procrastination
Homeschool Blues By Emily E., Hastings, NY
Macho Diary By Navil P., Thornton, CO
Teens in the NBA By Alonzo D., Phoenix, AZ
Where Do I Belong?
Living It Down By Adam S., Cumberland, RI
By david_a, Miami, FL
The ABCs of Korean By Dongeun (Jane) S., Davis, CA
A New Trail By Jocelyn S., Saint Louis, MO
The Green Invasion By Sarah Jane M., Fremont, MI
Confessions By Amy, San Antonio, TX
Flaming Out By Mollie P., Auburn, NY
I Went Numb

By P0i3s0c6es, Richmond, CA
Life with TS By Caitlin J., Snohomish, WA
A Story of Procrastination
By HiddenJulie, Phoenix, AZ
Homeschool Blues By Emily E., Hastings, NY
Macho Diary By Navil P., Thornton, CO
Teens in the NBA By Alonzo D., Phoenix, AZ
Where Do I Belong?

By Khrystyna123, Brooklyn, NY
Living It Down By Adam S., Cumberland, RI
Nonfiction
Beating Anorexia By Jackie W., North Hampton, USA
Hopelessly Addicted By “Amy,” Tucson, AZ
Hypochondriac By Tim M., Auburn, USA
It's Raining Hair By “Martha,” Herndon, VA
Jawbreaker By Tori C., Kendall Park, NJ
Lessons from Grandma By Mallory N., Middletown, CT
Sick of Being Sick By Michael M., Flower Mound, TX
Silent Suffering By Evan R., Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Up All Night By “Allison,” Dell Rapids, SD
Grandfather Rex By Courtney A., Wyckoff, NJ
Musician Kurt Cobain
Sister Abby By Michelle A., Phoenix, A
Diabetic Teen Laura C. By Cassie S., Canfield, OH
EMT Meghan B. By Lauren K., Aurora, IL
Fitting In
Goggles By Madison R., Mesa
November By Anonymous
Cutting Weight By Saige R., Loma, CO
Fast Lane By Linda D., Garden City, MI
An American in Belgium By Shelby B., Marcinelle, Belgium
Grandma’s Soup By Kathy C., Mason, OH
Landing By Nora T., Grinnell, IA
Maria By Samantha L., Mason, OH
Outbreak By Auran B., Palm Coast, FL
Hopelessly Addicted By “Amy,” Tucson, AZ
Hypochondriac By Tim M., Auburn, USA
It's Raining Hair By “Martha,” Herndon, VA
Jawbreaker By Tori C., Kendall Park, NJ
Lessons from Grandma By Mallory N., Middletown, CT
Sick of Being Sick By Michael M., Flower Mound, TX
Silent Suffering By Evan R., Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Up All Night By “Allison,” Dell Rapids, SD
Grandfather Rex By Courtney A., Wyckoff, NJ
Musician Kurt Cobain
By jesskillsyou, Brooklyn, NY
Sister Abby By Michelle A., Phoenix, A
Diabetic Teen Laura C. By Cassie S., Canfield, OH
EMT Meghan B. By Lauren K., Aurora, IL
Fitting In

By Sagechime, Providence, RI
Goggles By Madison R., Mesa
November By Anonymous
Cutting Weight By Saige R., Loma, CO
Fast Lane By Linda D., Garden City, MI
An American in Belgium By Shelby B., Marcinelle, Belgium
Grandma’s Soup By Kathy C., Mason, OH
Landing By Nora T., Grinnell, IA
Maria By Samantha L., Mason, OH
Outbreak By Auran B., Palm Coast, FL
Reviews
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson 
Raising Atlantis by Thomas Greanias By Stuart S., Hockessin, DE
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky By Rachel T., Floodwood, MN
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand By Brittany H., Jericho, NY
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
The Truth Machine by James L. Halperin By Tom H., Galesburg, IL
High School Musical 3
The Royal Tenenbaums By Alex F., Flower Mound, TX
Twilight By Leah S., Peoria, AZ
Chicago – "The Chicago Transit Authority" By Zackary O., Glendale, AZ
Evanescence – By Payal K., Arlington Heights, IL
Skank – "Siderado" By Lucas A., Wilmington, DE
Taylor Swift – By Kristen D., Katy, TX
The Beatles – By Mike Y., Canfield
Twilight Soundtrack
Smallville By Alyssa C., Phoenix, AZ
By Reddevlin, Douglas, MA
Raising Atlantis by Thomas Greanias By Stuart S., Hockessin, DE
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky By Rachel T., Floodwood, MN
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand By Brittany H., Jericho, NY
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
By ShanzehK, karachi, Pakistan
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

By just3words, Interlachen, FL
The Truth Machine by James L. Halperin By Tom H., Galesburg, IL
High School Musical 3
By rmfinn, Hampshire, United Kingdom
The Royal Tenenbaums By Alex F., Flower Mound, TX
Twilight By Leah S., Peoria, AZ
Chicago – "The Chicago Transit Authority" By Zackary O., Glendale, AZ
Evanescence – By Payal K., Arlington Heights, IL
Skank – "Siderado" By Lucas A., Wilmington, DE
Taylor Swift – By Kristen D., Katy, TX
The Beatles – By Mike Y., Canfield
Twilight Soundtrack
By Ejm1059, Wexford, PA
Smallville By Alyssa C., Phoenix, AZ
Poetry
The Lost Generation By Kiersten W., Mason, OH
Carry Me Home By Anonymous
Dasha: Of an Estival Goodbye By Robert F., Grosse Pointe Farms, MI
Heaven's Gate
Hopeless Love By Carissa W., Montgomery
The War at Home By Paul M., Akron
A Plain-Girl Angst By Elisira A., Grandville
All Sounds Off
Another Metaphor of Life By Soo Jee L., Tenafly, NJ
Apple Red By Alyssa S., Hamilton
Beauty is the Beast By Bridget W., El Dorado, KS
Black Crow Compromise By Pharyne S., Indianapolis, IN
Breaking Spring By Tara S., Portland, OR
Chaos Theory By Debbie G., Arlington Heights, IL
Circus
Cloak of Words By Tho B. T., Seattle, WA
Cotton Candy
Darkness
Devon By Teresa P., Brooklyn, NY
Discarded By Yi T., Livingston, NJ
Empty By Daniel D., Grandville
Ending Hunger By Racheal W., Leonardsville
Everything's Magic By Jessica C., Hercules
For The Lives Lost In Pursuit. By Edye P., pittsburgh, PA
Fragile By Cheng N., New City, NY
free fall By Mitra J., Cincinnati, OH
Genetics By Alexandra B., Oak Ridge, TN
Grandmother's Attic
Great-Grandma's Death By Marina R., Soquel
Hoffmann's Nightmare By Gabrielle H., Fayetteville, AR
Home By Katelyn F., Pine City, NY
I Saw An Old Woman The Other Day
Impulsiveness By Cynthia M., Dulles, VA
In the Ink By James B., Fredonia, NY
inspiration at hand By Ellie D., Chevy Chase, MD
Instant Coffee By Sydney R., Nashua
Last Night
Machine By Julianne R., Redwood City, CA
Magic Number By Rebekkah M., Fulton
Mermaids By Melanie F., Long Island, ME
No, You Cannot By Kayla B., Cypress, CA
Ode To The Tardy
Only You By Megan T., Clearwater, FL
Open Sunlight By Faith B., Mount Shasta, CA
Our Sun
Prideful, Arrogant Girl
Prisoners in Black and White By Kiersten W., Mason
recover youth By Robb G., selmer, TN
Rembrandt's By Nina B., Bala Cynwyd, PA
Remind me By Marika T., Fort Bragg
replica By Natalie V., Alamo
Sadistic Omen in Virginia By Kiel B., South Plainfield
See me tomorrow if we have it enough to pain it away By Austin P., Deacatur, IL
Sleepless Nights By Anonymous, Waldorf, MD
Slow Daybreak By Chelsea Y., Carson City
Soul Hospital By Sarah N., Irvine
st. lawrence river By Lauren T., Ottawa
The Acrobat By Anonymous, Park City, UT
The Band By Phoebe S., Ridgewood, NJ
The Doors By Monica K., Dekalb
The Lost By Michael B., Coventry, RI
The Love Constitution By Jenna B., Scottsville, NY
The Love of This World By Madeleine B., Wexford, PA
The Memory Tune
The Prodigal Daughter By Laura F., Voorhees, NJ
The Way of the World
The Words Of Reality By Natalie V., Shaker Heights
To Twist One's Thumb By Lizzie S., Hinsdale, IL
Touch By Anonymous, Little Rock, AR
Typical
Unshared Secrets
Warning By Abbye W., Oxford, MA
Waterfall By Sadie W., Batavia, NY
Whose Blood Runs Red
write By Erika S., San Lorenzo, CA
Idiosyncratic
Masquerade By Yasmin M., Alachua, FL
The Meaning of Love? By Kiana B., Alto, TX
Wordless Protest
Carry Me Home By Anonymous
Dasha: Of an Estival Goodbye By Robert F., Grosse Pointe Farms, MI
Heaven's Gate
By farah, Karachi, Pakistan
Hopeless Love By Carissa W., Montgomery
The War at Home By Paul M., Akron
A Plain-Girl Angst By Elisira A., Grandville
All Sounds Off
By callielion, Cottonwood, AZ
Another Metaphor of Life By Soo Jee L., Tenafly, NJ
Apple Red By Alyssa S., Hamilton
Beauty is the Beast By Bridget W., El Dorado, KS
Black Crow Compromise By Pharyne S., Indianapolis, IN
Breaking Spring By Tara S., Portland, OR
Chaos Theory By Debbie G., Arlington Heights, IL
Circus
By aliceinconverse, Monett, MO
Cloak of Words By Tho B. T., Seattle, WA
Cotton Candy
By freedomfighter97, Lake Ann, MI
Darkness

By Theresa, West Pittston, PA
Devon By Teresa P., Brooklyn, NY
Discarded By Yi T., Livingston, NJ
Empty By Daniel D., Grandville
Ending Hunger By Racheal W., Leonardsville
Everything's Magic By Jessica C., Hercules
For The Lives Lost In Pursuit. By Edye P., pittsburgh, PA
Fragile By Cheng N., New City, NY
free fall By Mitra J., Cincinnati, OH
Genetics By Alexandra B., Oak Ridge, TN
Grandmother's Attic

By Continuum, Little Rock, AR
Great-Grandma's Death By Marina R., Soquel
Hoffmann's Nightmare By Gabrielle H., Fayetteville, AR
Home By Katelyn F., Pine City, NY
I Saw An Old Woman The Other Day

By Continuum, Little Rock, AR
Impulsiveness By Cynthia M., Dulles, VA
In the Ink By James B., Fredonia, NY
inspiration at hand By Ellie D., Chevy Chase, MD
Instant Coffee By Sydney R., Nashua
Last Night
By MoyruhJO, Chesapeake, VA, VA
Machine By Julianne R., Redwood City, CA
Magic Number By Rebekkah M., Fulton
Mermaids By Melanie F., Long Island, ME
No, You Cannot By Kayla B., Cypress, CA
Ode To The Tardy
By RenaZoe, New York City, NY
Only You By Megan T., Clearwater, FL
Open Sunlight By Faith B., Mount Shasta, CA
Our Sun

By Continuum, Little Rock, AR
Prideful, Arrogant Girl
By blackkitty586, South Plainfield, NJ
Prisoners in Black and White By Kiersten W., Mason
recover youth By Robb G., selmer, TN
Rembrandt's By Nina B., Bala Cynwyd, PA
Remind me By Marika T., Fort Bragg
replica By Natalie V., Alamo
Sadistic Omen in Virginia By Kiel B., South Plainfield
See me tomorrow if we have it enough to pain it away By Austin P., Deacatur, IL
Sleepless Nights By Anonymous, Waldorf, MD
Slow Daybreak By Chelsea Y., Carson City
Soul Hospital By Sarah N., Irvine
st. lawrence river By Lauren T., Ottawa
The Acrobat By Anonymous, Park City, UT
The Band By Phoebe S., Ridgewood, NJ
The Doors By Monica K., Dekalb
The Lost By Michael B., Coventry, RI
The Love Constitution By Jenna B., Scottsville, NY
The Love of This World By Madeleine B., Wexford, PA
The Memory Tune

By Continuum, Little Rock, AR
The Prodigal Daughter By Laura F., Voorhees, NJ
The Way of the World

By PixeY, Cupertino, CA
The Words Of Reality By Natalie V., Shaker Heights
To Twist One's Thumb By Lizzie S., Hinsdale, IL
Touch By Anonymous, Little Rock, AR
Typical

By Continuum, Little Rock, AR
Unshared Secrets

By Continuum, Little Rock, AR
Warning By Abbye W., Oxford, MA
Waterfall By Sadie W., Batavia, NY
Whose Blood Runs Red
By Lizabeth, Hulbert, OK
write By Erika S., San Lorenzo, CA
Idiosyncratic
By Colorful4u, Orange, TX
Masquerade By Yasmin M., Alachua, FL
The Meaning of Love? By Kiana B., Alto, TX
Wordless Protest

By Continuum, Little Rock, AR














