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
High Stakes By Joan B., Marietta, GA
Spreading Love By Emily X., Warren, The United States of America
Sugar By Molly H., Bristol, USA
The Anonymous By Sarah L., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA
The Thread By Aliza G., Woodbridge, CT
Time By Katie S., Kewaskum, WI
High Stakes By Joan B., Marietta, GA
Spreading Love By Emily X., Warren, The United States of America
Sugar By Molly H., Bristol, USA
The Anonymous By Sarah L., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA
The Thread By Aliza G., Woodbridge, CT
Time By Katie S., Kewaskum, WI
Hot Topics
A New Trail By Jocelyn S., Saint Louis, MO
A Story of Procrastination
Confessions By Amy, San Antonio, TX
Flaming Out By Mollie P., Auburn, NY
Homeschool Blues By Emily E., Hastings, NY
I Went Numb
Life with TS By Caitlin J., Snohomish, WA
Living It Down By Adam S., Cumberland, RI
Macho Diary By Navil P., Thornton, CO
Shoes for Africa
Teens in the NBA By Alonzo D., Phoenix, AZ
The ABCs of Korean By Dongeun (Jane) S., Davis, CA
The Green Invasion By Sarah Jane M., Fremont, MI
Where Do I Belong? By Khrystyna M., Brooklyn, NY
A Story of Procrastination
By HiddenJulie, Phoenix, AZ
Confessions By Amy, San Antonio, TX
Flaming Out By Mollie P., Auburn, NY
Homeschool Blues By Emily E., Hastings, NY
I Went Numb
By P0i3s0c6es, Richmond, CA
Life with TS By Caitlin J., Snohomish, WA
Living It Down By Adam S., Cumberland, RI
Macho Diary By Navil P., Thornton, CO
Shoes for Africa
By david_a, Miami, FL
Teens in the NBA By Alonzo D., Phoenix, AZ
The ABCs of Korean By Dongeun (Jane) S., Davis, CA
The Green Invasion By Sarah Jane M., Fremont, MI
Where Do I Belong? By Khrystyna M., Brooklyn, NY
Nonfiction
An American in Belgium By Shelby B., Marcinelle, Belgium
Beating Anorexia By Jackie W., North Hampton, USA
Cutting Weight By Saige R., Loma, CO
Diabetic Teen Laura C. By Cassie S., Canfield, OH
EMT Meghan B. By Lauren K., Aurora, IL
Fast Lane By Linda D., Garden City, MI
Fitting In
Goggles By Madison R., Mesa
Grandfather Rex By Courtney A., Wyckoff, NJ
Grandma’s Soup By Kathy C., Mason, OH
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
Landing By Nora T., Grinnell, IA
Lessons from Grandma By Mallory N., Middletown, CT
Maria By Samantha L., Mason, OH
Musician Kurt Cobain By Jess A., Brooklyn, NY
November By Anonymous
Outbreak By Auran B., Palm Coast, FL
Sick of Being Sick By Michael M., Flower Mound, TX
Silent Suffering By Evan R., Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Sister Abby By Michelle A., Phoenix, A
Up All Night By “Allison,” Dell Rapids, SD
Beating Anorexia By Jackie W., North Hampton, USA
Cutting Weight By Saige R., Loma, CO
Diabetic Teen Laura C. By Cassie S., Canfield, OH
EMT Meghan B. By Lauren K., Aurora, IL
Fast Lane By Linda D., Garden City, MI
Fitting In
By Sagechime, Providence, RI
Goggles By Madison R., Mesa
Grandfather Rex By Courtney A., Wyckoff, NJ
Grandma’s Soup By Kathy C., Mason, OH
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
Landing By Nora T., Grinnell, IA
Lessons from Grandma By Mallory N., Middletown, CT
Maria By Samantha L., Mason, OH
Musician Kurt Cobain By Jess A., Brooklyn, NY
November By Anonymous
Outbreak By Auran B., Palm Coast, FL
Sick of Being Sick By Michael M., Flower Mound, TX
Silent Suffering By Evan R., Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Sister Abby By Michelle A., Phoenix, A
Up All Night By “Allison,” Dell Rapids, SD
Poetry
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
Carry Me Home By Anonymous
Chaos Theory By Debbie G., Arlington Heights, IL
Circus By Emma V., Monett, MO
Cloak of Words By Tho B. T., Seattle, WA
Cotton Candy By Ashley G., Lake Ann, MI
Darkness
Dasha: Of an Estival Goodbye By Robert F., Grosse Pointe Farms, MI
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
Heaven's Gate
Hoffmann's Nightmare By Gabrielle H., Fayetteville, AR
Home By Katelyn F., Pine City, NY
Hopeless Love By Carissa W., Montgomery
I Saw An Old Woman The Other Day
Idiosyncratic By Kaycee S., Orange, TX
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
Masquerade By Yasmin M., Alachua, FL
Mermaids By Melanie F., Long Island, ME
No, You Cannot By Kayla B., Cypress, CA
Ode To The Tardy By Rena B., New York City, NY
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 Lost Generation By Kiersten W., Mason, OH
The Love Constitution By Jenna B., Scottsville, NY
The Love of This World By Madeleine B., Wexford, PA
The Meaning of Love? By Kiana B., Alto, TX
The Memory Tune
The Prodigal Daughter By Laura F., Voorhees, NJ
The War at Home By Paul M., Akron
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
Wordless Protest
write By Erika S., San Lorenzo, CA
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
Carry Me Home By Anonymous
Chaos Theory By Debbie G., Arlington Heights, IL
Circus By Emma V., Monett, MO
Cloak of Words By Tho B. T., Seattle, WA
Cotton Candy By Ashley G., Lake Ann, MI
Darkness
By Theresa, West Pittston, PA
Dasha: Of an Estival Goodbye By Robert F., Grosse Pointe Farms, MI
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
Heaven's Gate
By farah, Karachi, Pakistan
Hoffmann's Nightmare By Gabrielle H., Fayetteville, AR
Home By Katelyn F., Pine City, NY
Hopeless Love By Carissa W., Montgomery
I Saw An Old Woman The Other Day
By Continuum, Little Rock, AR
Idiosyncratic By Kaycee S., Orange, TX
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
Masquerade By Yasmin M., Alachua, FL
Mermaids By Melanie F., Long Island, ME
No, You Cannot By Kayla B., Cypress, CA
Ode To The Tardy By Rena B., 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 Lost Generation By Kiersten W., Mason, OH
The Love Constitution By Jenna B., Scottsville, NY
The Love of This World By Madeleine B., Wexford, PA
The Meaning of Love? By Kiana B., Alto, TX
The Memory Tune
By Continuum, Little Rock, AR
The Prodigal Daughter By Laura F., Voorhees, NJ
The War at Home By Paul M., Akron
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
Wordless Protest
By Continuum, Little Rock, AR
write By Erika S., San Lorenzo, CA
Reviews
"Twilight" Soundtrack By Erica M., Wexford, PA
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
Chicago – "The Chicago Transit Authority" By Zackary O., Glendale, AZ
Evanescence – By Payal K., Arlington Heights, IL
High School Musical 3 By Rachel F., Hampshire, United Kingdom
Raising Atlantis by Thomas Greanias By Stuart S., Hockessin, DE
Skank – "Siderado" By Lucas A., Wilmington, DE
Smallville By Alyssa C., Phoenix, AZ
Taylor Swift – By Kristen D., Katy, TX
The Beatles – By Mike Y., Canfield
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 Royal Tenenbaums By Alex F., Flower Mound, TX
The Truth Machine by James L. Halperin By Tom H., Galesburg, IL
Twilight By Leah S., Peoria, AZ
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
By Reddevlin, Douglas, MA
Chicago – "The Chicago Transit Authority" By Zackary O., Glendale, AZ
Evanescence – By Payal K., Arlington Heights, IL
High School Musical 3 By Rachel F., Hampshire, United Kingdom
Raising Atlantis by Thomas Greanias By Stuart S., Hockessin, DE
Skank – "Siderado" By Lucas A., Wilmington, DE
Smallville By Alyssa C., Phoenix, AZ
Taylor Swift – By Kristen D., Katy, TX
The Beatles – By Mike Y., Canfield
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 Royal Tenenbaums By Alex F., Flower Mound, TX
The Truth Machine by James L. Halperin By Tom H., Galesburg, IL
Twilight By Leah S., Peoria, AZ
