Teen Ink Magazine, November 2009 Edition
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Articles from this Issue
College Guide
College Articles2400 in Life By Emily C., san francisco, CA
College ArticlesHow to Find a College By Kaitlin S., Freeland, MI
College ArticlesLiving the Dream By Mayra D., Barrington, IL
College ArticlesPursue Your Passions By Abbie M., Brea, CA
College ArticlesTest Day Trials
College EssaysIn Search of Everything By Kelsey O., Bayonne, NJ
College EssaysInternational Thanksgiving By Oriah A., Los Angeles, CA
College EssaysNo Turning Back By Amy C., Batesville, AR
College EssaysThe Cruelty of Umbrellas By Molly P., New York City, NY
College EssaysThe Domino Effect By Kurtis H., Hull, MA
College ArticlesHow to Find a College By Kaitlin S., Freeland, MI
College ArticlesLiving the Dream By Mayra D., Barrington, IL
College ArticlesPursue Your Passions By Abbie M., Brea, CA
College ArticlesTest Day Trials

By Abby:), Shanghai, China
College EssaysIn Search of Everything By Kelsey O., Bayonne, NJ
College EssaysInternational Thanksgiving By Oriah A., Los Angeles, CA
College EssaysNo Turning Back By Amy C., Batesville, AR
College EssaysThe Cruelty of Umbrellas By Molly P., New York City, NY
College EssaysThe Domino Effect By Kurtis H., Hull, MA
Fiction
Myths of Sisterhood By Chloe B., Warren, OH
New Shoes By Christina D., Plattsmouth, NE
Sunset Running
The Bus Ride Home By Andrea J., Atlanta, GA
Shadow By Shelby H., Acworth, GA
The Knights of Old By Shirl Y., Hsinchu, Taiwan
New Shoes By Christina D., Plattsmouth, NE
Sunset Running

By Berry, Honiton, United Kingdom
The Bus Ride Home By Andrea J., Atlanta, GA
Shadow By Shelby H., Acworth, GA
The Knights of Old By Shirl Y., Hsinchu, Taiwan
Hot Topics
EnvironmentMeat: An Environment Killer By Vidushi S., Secaucus, NJ
Letters to the EditorFeedback for "Bathroom Politics"
Letters to the EditorFeedback for "Bicycle Commuting" By Joey T., Monticello, IL
Letters to the EditorFeedback for "Lighten Up!" By Katie C., Phoenix, AZ
Letters to the EditorFeedback for "My Towers Crumbled Too" By Sam B., Oak Bluffs, MA
Letters to the EditorFeedback for "Orange Bracelet" By Erin A., Phoenix, AZ
Letters to the EditorFeedback for "Poetry Is Never Easy" By Sam P., Oak Bluffs, MA
Letters to the EditorFeedback for "Sweet Dreams" By Claudia Y., Brooklyn, NY
Letters to the EditorThanks, Teen Ink
Letters to the EditorFeedback for "Bathroom Politics"

By zackydear, Brooklyn, NY
Letters to the EditorFeedback for "Bicycle Commuting" By Joey T., Monticello, IL
Letters to the EditorFeedback for "Lighten Up!" By Katie C., Phoenix, AZ
Letters to the EditorFeedback for "My Towers Crumbled Too" By Sam B., Oak Bluffs, MA
Letters to the EditorFeedback for "Orange Bracelet" By Erin A., Phoenix, AZ
Letters to the EditorFeedback for "Poetry Is Never Easy" By Sam P., Oak Bluffs, MA
Letters to the EditorFeedback for "Sweet Dreams" By Claudia Y., Brooklyn, NY
Letters to the EditorThanks, Teen Ink
By Mr.Roberts_17, deltona, FL
Nonfiction
HeroesArmed Forces - Coast Guard By Brandon B., Oakland, NJ
HeroesFather, War Correspondent - Douglas V.
HeroesThe Storm
HeroesWWII Veteran, Grandfather - Alexander M., Jr. By Tyler M., Gibsonia, PA
MemoirShe Has Cancer By Jane D., Palatine, IL
MemoirThe Day I Returned By Emily B., Lake Forest, IL
MemoirWhy Baba Hates Chicken By Jenny L., Saint Louis, MO
Personal ExperienceAnother Good-Bye
Personal ExperienceAnxiety Antidote
Personal ExperienceQuite a Mouthful By Melanie T., Attleboro, MA
Personal ExperienceThe Earring By Devika G., buffalo grove, IL
SportsDeep Blue Sea By Joshua W., Vero Beach, FL
SportsMixed Match By Denzel S., Omaha, NE
Travel & CultureMy Street By Emily Z., Sao Paulo, Brazil
Travel & CulturePostcards from Amsterdam By Grace F., Woonsocket, RI
Travel & CultureThe Foreigner By Genna N., Guilford, VT
HeroesFather, War Correspondent - Douglas V.
By serendipity_xo, La Canada Flintridge, CA
HeroesThe Storm

By ZackHarmes, Trinidad, CO
HeroesWWII Veteran, Grandfather - Alexander M., Jr. By Tyler M., Gibsonia, PA
MemoirShe Has Cancer By Jane D., Palatine, IL
MemoirThe Day I Returned By Emily B., Lake Forest, IL
MemoirWhy Baba Hates Chicken By Jenny L., Saint Louis, MO
Personal ExperienceAnother Good-Bye
By Bukkyhooked, Clarksville, TN
Personal ExperienceAnxiety Antidote
By NascentNovelist, Syracuse, UT
Personal ExperienceQuite a Mouthful By Melanie T., Attleboro, MA
Personal ExperienceThe Earring By Devika G., buffalo grove, IL
SportsDeep Blue Sea By Joshua W., Vero Beach, FL
SportsMixed Match By Denzel S., Omaha, NE
Travel & CultureMy Street By Emily Z., Sao Paulo, Brazil
Travel & CulturePostcards from Amsterdam By Grace F., Woonsocket, RI
Travel & CultureThe Foreigner By Genna N., Guilford, VT
Opinion
Reviews
Book ReviewsLove Medicine by Louise Erdrich 
Book ReviewsReading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi By Ellie D., Chevy Chase, MD
Book ReviewsThe Color of Water by James McBride By Collins K., Boise, ID
Book ReviewsThe Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith
Book ReviewsThirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Movie ReviewsEnchanted
Movie ReviewsLord of the Flies By Jake G., Broomfield, CO
Movie ReviewsMonsters vs. Aliens By Ryan M., Voorhees, NJ
Movie ReviewsRequiem for a Dream
Music ReviewsBeirut - March of the Zapotec and Realpeople Holland By Kamila G., Prospect Heights, IL
Music ReviewsBon Iver - "For Emma, Forever Ago" By Megan D., Green Bay, WI
Music ReviewsDemi Lovato - "Here We Go Again"
Music ReviewsEminem - "Relapse"
Music ReviewsRage Against the Machine - "The Battle of Los Angeles"
TV show reviewsSouth Park By Charlotte G., Heath, TX

By emilythejelly, New City, NY
Book ReviewsReading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi By Ellie D., Chevy Chase, MD
Book ReviewsThe Color of Water by James McBride By Collins K., Boise, ID
Book ReviewsThe Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith

By Shamo9, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Book ReviewsThirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

By Stefne, Lonepine, MT
Movie ReviewsEnchanted

By K.C.Peartree, Toronto, Canada
Movie ReviewsLord of the Flies By Jake G., Broomfield, CO
Movie ReviewsMonsters vs. Aliens By Ryan M., Voorhees, NJ
Movie ReviewsRequiem for a Dream

By IanK.125, Stockbridge, GA
Music ReviewsBeirut - March of the Zapotec and Realpeople Holland By Kamila G., Prospect Heights, IL
Music ReviewsBon Iver - "For Emma, Forever Ago" By Megan D., Green Bay, WI
Music ReviewsDemi Lovato - "Here We Go Again"

By bridgetgonzalez, austin, TX
Music ReviewsEminem - "Relapse"

By KDtheGhostwriter, Jefferson City, MO
Music ReviewsRage Against the Machine - "The Battle of Los Angeles"
By JAXONC, winter park, FL
TV show reviewsSouth Park By Charlotte G., Heath, TX
Art /Photos
an outlook on art 
Bicycles
BKB
Carpe Diem By Katya K., Westfield, IN
Color My World By Emily R., Burbank, CA
Deep End
Does This Goat Look Funny To You?
Flying High
Go Veg
Jacket On Door
Kung Fu
Little Kitten By Kseniya O., Flushing, NYC, NY
Look
Military Salute By Sophie M., Wolforth, TX
Morning Joy
no way to say goodbye
Pacific Waterfall
Rainbow Canyon
Row
Settlement
Somewhere out there By Marie M., Angers, France
Splash of Color
Summer Downpour
Tetanus
The Teen Angst By Amanda C., reisterstown, MD
The Time Warp By Ryan K., Aledo, TX
Tiptoe
To the End of the Horizon
Train Track
Trapped
Utopia
Vanessa By Carlie C., Portland, OR
By mirroredhope, Charlton, MA
Bicycles

By Chlo-jo, Shoreline, WA
BKB
By BriaKrystine, Valrico, FL
Carpe Diem By Katya K., Westfield, IN
Color My World By Emily R., Burbank, CA
Deep End
By cloudninex, somerville, NJ
Does This Goat Look Funny To You?
By AlexaDVP, Mena, AR
Flying High

By sandyh, Woodbridge, CT
Go Veg
By ciaradell, Sutton, Canada
Jacket On Door
By josehadathy, Marietta, GA
Kung Fu
By bbisme, Houston, TX
Little Kitten By Kseniya O., Flushing, NYC, NY
Look
By Emmalee, Rayville, LA
Military Salute By Sophie M., Wolforth, TX
Morning Joy
By Chrispy, Cleveland, OH
no way to say goodbye
By Muzka, Dallas, OR
Pacific Waterfall

By Peper, Roswell, GA
Rainbow Canyon

By HLRANEY, Fort Collins, CO
Row
By readingredhead33, harrisburg, PA
Settlement

By LeighaJo, Erie, PA
Somewhere out there By Marie M., Angers, France
Splash of Color
By Rosalee, Lowell, MA
Summer Downpour
By videotaped, Sudbury, MA
Tetanus
By Narong, Sachse, TX
The Teen Angst By Amanda C., reisterstown, MD
The Time Warp By Ryan K., Aledo, TX
Tiptoe
By skybird, Glenmont, NY
To the End of the Horizon
By Haz-Mat, Pelham, AL
Train Track

By gmwphoto, Acton, MA
Trapped
By Elliemay, Tecumseh, OK
Utopia
By fallingupriver, sarasota, FL
Vanessa By Carlie C., Portland, OR
Poetry
60 seconds 
A Coward's Death
A Little Glass Bowl By Susannah B., Greenwich, CT
A Sleep Filled With Dreams By Jamie C., Seattle, WA
A Song For Nelly
A Sunlit Morning By Derek T., Houston, TX
Addiction Calls By Sarah P., Brunswick, OH
African Orphanage
After the Rain
Age six
Anadyomene
Aspire By Leah A., Peru, IN
Atomic Apocalypse
Banal By Slade G., Satellite Beach, FL
Behind Sealed Doors By Savanah H., Marblehead, MA
Beneath By Victoria G., Whispering Pines, NC
Blink By Malia W., Portland, OR
Can you see the dots?
Chemical Timing By Kay M., Bolton, MA
Come to Think of it By Jordan A., Santa Monica, CA
Daddy’s Magic Act
Dandelion
Death by Words
Death in Suburbia
Doodlebug By Julia R., Omaha, NE
Drowning
Dust By Mario P., Park Ridge, IL
Escape
fail By Stephanie G., Peoria, AZ
Four Million Raindrops
Fourteen Years By Alexis R., Clarkdale, AZ
Heartless By Mandi D., Plainville, KS
His Presence Lingers
home for flowers By Rachel G., Austin, TX
humanity, it tastes like By Anonymous, Canton, MI
I am From By Brittany B., Holmen, WI
I can’t tell you much
I'm Afraid of New York By Alexandra B., Oak Ridge, TN
I'm Not Afraid
In the music room
Inspiration
It's Time to Write
Leaves
Leaves By Torsten O., Warrington, PA
Letters
Little Scarlet Star
Lobster & Butter
Long-Lost Stranger
Manchester
May 22, 2009 (a)
me & the universe By Jeni D., Wyckoff, NJ
Mother Father Coins By Ty K., Seattle, CA
my heart
My Heart, Sir
My Native Tongue
Nostalgia
Ode to the Letter L By Hannah E., Attleboro, MA
Out By Charles K., fullerton, CA
Peace By Anonymous, Edison, NJ
Purple Crayon's Lament By Elizabeth W., Kennett Square, PA
Red By Grace F., Solon, OH
Remember This By Marty K., Chicago, IL
Requiem By Kristy C., Boyds, MD
Ripple Effect By Danielle C., Durham, CT
Shadow
Shells and Shadows
Slowly, but Surely By Destiny W., Saint Peters, MO
Solitude By Chris F., Saint Peters, MO
Stained Glass
Stains By Andrea L., Warsaw, IN
Storm By Lee A., Rocheport, MO
The Act of Displacement
The Average Summer Day By Skyler F., West Jordan, UT
The Backwards Man
The Boot Print in the Sidewalk By Natasha N., Auburn, AL
The Fog
The Forbidden By Anne S., Yarmouth, ME
The Moments We Felt Alive By Catherine O., Woburn, MA
The Not So Pretty Girl
The Tyrant
Tree House By Sarah L., XX, IL
Valentine's Day By Jaqlyn F., Woodstock, VA
We
What's the Point?
When the Train Left Grimsby for Good
Where I'm From By Emily M., Hartland, WI
you By Rachel B., Silt, CO
Your Entirety Is Crumbling
Magnolia
Mother
What We Believe By Alayna M., Ware, MA
Beneath the Current
Disturbia By Diana D., The Woodlands, TX
Love’s Mutation By Molly C., St. Charles, IL
By AlexandraRose<3, Port Hardy, Canada
A Coward's Death
By GuoXiang, Woodbridge, VA
A Little Glass Bowl By Susannah B., Greenwich, CT
A Sleep Filled With Dreams By Jamie C., Seattle, WA
A Song For Nelly

By Eszebel, Richmond, VA
A Sunlit Morning By Derek T., Houston, TX
Addiction Calls By Sarah P., Brunswick, OH
African Orphanage
By momodance, Parker, CO
After the Rain

By LMurf889, St. Charles, IL
Age six
By wearethesea, Ridgefield, WA
Anadyomene
By Tregetour, Birmingham, AL
Aspire By Leah A., Peru, IN
Atomic Apocalypse
By insurgo, Centennial, CO
Banal By Slade G., Satellite Beach, FL
Behind Sealed Doors By Savanah H., Marblehead, MA
Beneath By Victoria G., Whispering Pines, NC
Blink By Malia W., Portland, OR
Can you see the dots?

By firstsnowfalls, Marcellus, NY
Chemical Timing By Kay M., Bolton, MA
Come to Think of it By Jordan A., Santa Monica, CA
Daddy’s Magic Act

By KennaDances, Mount Olive, NC
Dandelion

By kellyanne:), Summerfield, NC
Death by Words
By MindlessPoet., Manhattan, NY
Death in Suburbia
By hyperactivemayfly, Arlington Heights, IL
Doodlebug By Julia R., Omaha, NE
Drowning
By Sparrow, Redlands, CA
Dust By Mario P., Park Ridge, IL
Escape

By Naesmarts, Clinton, MD
fail By Stephanie G., Peoria, AZ
Four Million Raindrops

By ButterflyKisses, Norwich, Canada
Fourteen Years By Alexis R., Clarkdale, AZ
Heartless By Mandi D., Plainville, KS
His Presence Lingers

By crtny.anne, San Antonio, TX
home for flowers By Rachel G., Austin, TX
humanity, it tastes like By Anonymous, Canton, MI
I am From By Brittany B., Holmen, WI
I can’t tell you much

By Winter123, jacksonville, FL
I'm Afraid of New York By Alexandra B., Oak Ridge, TN
I'm Not Afraid
By circler, Toronto, Canada
In the music room
By mooneyes, Fort Collins, CO
Inspiration
By ClosetPoet, Burnsville, MN
It's Time to Write
By SaraB., Phoenix, AZ
Leaves
By S.E.M, Juneau, AK
Leaves By Torsten O., Warrington, PA
Letters
By nightwriter13, Atlanta, GA
Little Scarlet Star
By Stephanie9, Irvine, CA
Lobster & Butter
By EleanorRigbysGospelofPeace, Montrose, MN
Long-Lost Stranger

By Greek311, new city, NY
Manchester
By schoentastic, Brookline, NH
May 22, 2009 (a)
By despurlock, Huntington, WV
me & the universe By Jeni D., Wyckoff, NJ
Mother Father Coins By Ty K., Seattle, CA
my heart
By JessicaBuck, Fullerton, CA
My Heart, Sir

By ..beautiful...imperfection..., Chapel Hill, NC
My Native Tongue
By rain-rain111, Roselle, IL
Nostalgia
By Karen(:, West Chester, PA
Ode to the Letter L By Hannah E., Attleboro, MA
Out By Charles K., fullerton, CA
Peace By Anonymous, Edison, NJ
Purple Crayon's Lament By Elizabeth W., Kennett Square, PA
Red By Grace F., Solon, OH
Remember This By Marty K., Chicago, IL
Requiem By Kristy C., Boyds, MD
Ripple Effect By Danielle C., Durham, CT
Shadow
By M.McK, louisville, KY
Shells and Shadows

By littlebirdy44, Calhoun, GA
Slowly, but Surely By Destiny W., Saint Peters, MO
Solitude By Chris F., Saint Peters, MO
Stained Glass
By VisionTru, rochester, NY
Stains By Andrea L., Warsaw, IN
Storm By Lee A., Rocheport, MO
The Act of Displacement
By frantastic, Mt. Prospct, IL
The Average Summer Day By Skyler F., West Jordan, UT
The Backwards Man

By BeccaR, Atascadero, CA
The Boot Print in the Sidewalk By Natasha N., Auburn, AL
The Fog
By apecrazy, Buffalo Grove, IL
The Forbidden By Anne S., Yarmouth, ME
The Moments We Felt Alive By Catherine O., Woburn, MA
The Not So Pretty Girl
By farah, Karachi, Pakistan
The Tyrant

By TheShepard, aust, TX
Tree House By Sarah L., XX, IL
Valentine's Day By Jaqlyn F., Woodstock, VA
We

By ashleydani, Ayden, NC
What's the Point?
By Rhonnie, Monticello, IL
When the Train Left Grimsby for Good
By Olivia, Alto, MI
Where I'm From By Emily M., Hartland, WI
you By Rachel B., Silt, CO
Your Entirety Is Crumbling
By alyx!, San Francisco, CA
Magnolia

By Jeremy, Courtland, VA
Mother

By mehta101, Austin, TX
What We Believe By Alayna M., Ware, MA
Beneath the Current
By wingsofadove, Sellersville, PA
Disturbia By Diana D., The Woodlands, TX
Love’s Mutation By Molly C., St. Charles, IL














