Teen Ink

College EssaysDefining Me By Molly P., New York City, NY
College EssaysLove in All Its Forms

By kreed, Dallas, TX

College EssaysMr. Fix-It

By petrofied23, Auburn, NY

College ReviewsBoston College By Maria P., Framingham, MA
College ReviewsLehigh University By Bruce R., New City, NY
College ReviewsPace University By Bianka G., New York, NY
College ReviewsUniversity of Maryland Eastern Shore By Ana L., Wilmington, DE

Her Fleece Was White as Snow

By zachroyal, Johnson city, TN

Running Amok By Yelena V., Johnston, IA
The Dirty Feast By Rosa P., East Dummerston, VT
Defying Love

By awesomeaugust, Boston, MA

I Should Switch to Decaf By Mercedes B., New Gloucester, ME

Community ServiceA Chance for a Fairy Tale By Emma C., Auburn, NY
Community ServiceTalking to Dogs

By gabirella7, Fresno, CA

EnvironmentBe Hydro-Smart! By Missy C., Athens, OH
EnvironmentGot Junk Mail? By Maurice G., Wilmington, DE
EnvironmentGray Tree on a Cold March Morning By Brian V., Brewer, ME
HealthLuke’s Story By Niki K., Marionville, MO
HealthWhen I Was Born By Brad B., Solon, OH
Letters to the EditorAdvanced Math By Stephanie Y., Brooklyn, NY
Letters to the EditorCome to Think of It By Kaitlin D., Jacksonville, FL
Letters to the EditorFallen Birds By Katie C., Phoenix, AZ
Letters to the EditorOrange Bracelet By Carter N., Monticello, IL
Letters to the EditorSomebody By Kathleen R., Jacksonville, FL
Letters to the EditorThe Different One By Ellie S., Phoenix, AZ
Letters to the EditorWhy We Write By Catherine V., Jacksonville, FL
Letters to the EditorWish List

By patpat, oak bluffs, MA

Pride & PrejudiceMy Autistic Angels By Sara M., Cambridge, MN
Pride & PrejudiceMy Notebook By Lindsey M., Cameron, WI

A Snapshot Into the Past By Rebecca T., Saratoga, CA
Blue By Lisa W., West Roxbury, MA
Left in the Cold By Amber C., Stephensville, TX
More Than Books

By Robkingett, Saint Augustine, FL

White By Emily G., Highland Park, NJ
Why I Traded My Boyfriend for a Fish By Kayla G., Goodyear, AZ
Celebrity interviewsAuthor Anna Jarzab By Joan B. & Aliza G., Marietta, GA, and Woodbridge, CT
Educator of the YearChristopher Poss By Bradley J., Cleburne, TX
Educator of the YearMichele Baun

By bbisme, Houston, TX

Educator of the YearPatrick Cantagallo

By breiteliza, Mundelein, IL

Personal ExperienceA Betrayal of Trust By Anonymous, Mesa, AZ
Personal ExperienceHigh School: A Love Story

By Mike.D, Ada, MI

Personal ExperienceThe Day I Threw a Kegger By Allie R., Knoxville, TN
Personal ExperienceWaltzing

By baking_ninja, Coppell, TX

Personal ExperienceYou Say Good-Bye By Julie W., Dublin, OH
Personal ExperienceYour Guardian Angel By Katy M., Cameron, WI
Travel & CultureA Kenyan Morning By Timnit K., Leesburg, VA
Travel & CultureBitten by the Moving Bug By Kirsten J., Tampa, FL
Travel & CultureMy City and Yours By Amanda P., metairie, LA
Travel & CultureOff to Paris By Carrie A., Denver, CO
Travel & CultureTet, My New Year By Vicky N., Heath, TX
Travel & CultureThe Night of Broken Glass By Ian S., Virginia Beach, VA

Can Video Games Be Art? By Carl S., San Jose, CA

Book ReviewsAll But My Life by Gerda ­Weissmann Klein By Brett C., Phoenix, AZ
Book ReviewsPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen By Rachel C., Grapevine, TX
Book ReviewsThe Drowning of Stephan Jones by Bette Greene

By questionauthority, Cottonwood Heights, UT

Book ReviewsThe Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls By Monique F., Phoenix, AZ
Book ReviewsThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald By Meagan S., McDonough, GA
Book ReviewsThe Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri

By Zaho92, Los Angeles, CA

Movie ReviewsCoco Before Chanel By Hanna U., staten island, NY
Movie ReviewsDrag Me to Hell

By AnastasiaJ., Phoenix, AZ

Movie ReviewsGhostbusters By Jeremy H., Fairview Park, OH
Music ReviewsAlmighty Defenders – The Almighty Defenders

By thebeesknees, Cherry Hill, NJ

Music ReviewsMiley Cyrus – The Time of Our Lives

By JCMerak, Reno, OH

Music ReviewsNirvana – Nevermind

By derekdonovan, Tigard, OR

Music ReviewsOwl City – Ocean Eyes By Anne S., Yarmouth, ME
Music ReviewsSt. Vincent – Actor

By nmsles, Bethesda, MD

TV show reviewsDegrassi: The Next Generation By Jennifer L., Brooklyn, NY
TV show reviewsHouse

By remym, New City, NY

"I want to be an only child"

By pinkypiggy323, allendale, NJ

50's By Yvette R., west chester, PA
Baby and Dog By Julianne D., Louisville, KY
Beautiful Disaster

By Lioness_Eyes, Fullerton, CA

belong together.

By Lauren-n, Denton, TX

Bring me the light

By KatieHarland, Tomball, TX

Caged 2

By S.E.M, Juneau, AK

Coffee Song

By Seita, Palatine, IL

curiosity. By Toria R., Bethesda, MD
Dandelion Mare

By Sunflower, Holliston, MA

Dark and Light

By kaelyn, East Northport, NY

Devotion

By hislove4life!, stacy, MN

Duo By Jessica F., Bradford, MA
Eiffel Tower By Katie G., Webster, NY
find your own way

By Haz-Mat, Pelham, AL

Flight to freedom

By RebekahK, Parkesburg, PA

Going Green By Erica P., Lubbock, TX
Holding Hands By Tanner H., Kaysville, UT
I Wish

By tenmuki, Albuquerque, NM

It Lives

By LAMIAllison, Princeton, NJ

Ivy's second coming

By Jacknel123, Miami, FL

love.

By Kijoe, Williamsport, PA

Masked

By emb1991, Panorama City, CA

Memories By Zea Marie H., Conover, NC
Mirror By Louis A., Buckeye, AZ
Mysterious

By sandyh, Woodbridge, CT

Niche By Susannah B., Greenwich, CT
Oh Wise One

By bbisme, Houston, TX

Once Upon A Fairytale.

By blinkblonde, Dallas, TX

Remorse By Kelsie W., Lubbock, TX
Saguaro By Jeremy L., Stamford, CT
self-portrait

By polskavic51, Las Vegas, NV

She Doesn't Know

By BigCityDreams, Cottonwood, AZ

Silenced By Katherine C., Lansing, KS
Small Town Kids

By Paige, Payette, ID

Smile By Valerie S., Pikesville, MD
Snow!

By kim-m, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

Temptation By Anna L., Hampstead, NH
The Murder Party

By headtrauma, Nottingham, United Kingdom

Umbrella

By daniamel, Saint Augustine, FL

Unrequited

By Moogan, Greenbrier, TN

Waking Dream

By Noshabora, Blandon, PA

Water Drops

By jj961, San Antonio, TX

White

By Olivia, Alto, MI

A Warranty on Memory

By quantumangel, South Setauket, NY

Adam and Eve By Stephany X., Plano, TX
Anatomy of Feeling By Erin M., Philadelphia, PA
Anti-Fairy Tale

By Aryelle, Scottsbluff, NE

Apple

By ~*CC*~, Surprise, AZ

As the Wind Blows

By sugrstix, Zionsville, IN

Ballet Studio

By Writer2bmc, Boston, MA

Beautiful Sinner

By alex1709, Palmetto, FL

Behind These Sunglasses

By colorsplash29, frederic, WI

Beneath It All

By alexisabandoned, Kingsley, PA

Black and White

By caseycoviello, Boulder, CO

Books

By stefunnierthanu, West Bloomfield, MI

Breaking Stone

By readaholic, Tomahawk, WI

Butterfly By Celine L., New City, NY
Cancer By Mary A., San Diego, CA
Catching Fireflies

By <>, Chapin, SC

Chapter One By Stephanie C., Vancouver, Canada
Crash By Erin C., Waldorf, MD
Dreams of Tomorrow By Dan B., Middletown, DE
Drown By Elisha L., Canton, OH
Elegance Is Black and White

By Karen(:, West Chester, PA

Firefly: Only You Can Free Yourself

By SagaLiSela, Boonsboro, MD

First Kiss

By Heidi, North Bay, Canada

Fish Hope By Mary D., Palo Alto, CA
Heaven

By awesomeaugust, Boston, MA

hello tourist By Holly M., South Plainfield, NJ
In the Piano Room

By Mystways, Goshen, IN

Industrial Revelations

By Six_Tooth_Sun, Shreve, OH

Joyously Unrestrained

By stepherz, Solon, OH

Just in Case

By danni2991, Sacramento, CA

Liar

By GlenBen, Barrigada, Guam

Little Origami Girl

By KittenCaboodle, Manalapan, NJ

Lost Words

By crazyforchrist, Sidney, OH

Love Is a Train Wreck By Angelo S., Myrtle Beach, NC
Love of Mine

By VictoriaF067, Albuquerque, NM

Magnolia By Genevieve N., Winnetka, IL
Monster Movie Mash Up

By KatieEC, La Junta, CO

Mr. Molotov (Cocktail, That Is)

By Zero_K, moosic, PA

My Disability, CP By Heather M., Baltimore, MD
New Hamswhere

By ItsRaining, Shelton, CT

Not Tonight By Anonymous, Miami, FL
Ode to an Incoming Call

By BradP27, Harwood, MD

Ode to the Almond By Darrick S., Grants Pass, OR
Of High School Sweethearts

By strangelove, Las Vegas, NV

Over the Wind

By ayesha1208, Weslaco, TX

Pen and Paper

By annexgrey, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Pencil

By kikid94, linwood, NJ

People Lie to Children

By S.E.M, Juneau, AK

Rachel on the London Eye

By writer4freedom, Hillsboro, OR

Reverberate By Marie M., pinecrest, FL
Shared Airplane Blanket

By Electricity, bradenton, FL

Shattered By Alexander P., San Francisco, CA
Shattered

By Dawn.Angelicca, Edison, NJ

Shiver, Shiver

By Bassoonkelley, Tampa, FL

Sick! By Bailey W., Overland Park, KS
Silence, Seamstress

By ArtsyChild, Dixie, GA

Simple By Wesley Ann J., Holly, MI
Simple Phone Call

By musicgirl757, Cincinnati, OH

Smile By Claudia M., Miami, FL
Southern Whispers

By TaylorMarie06, Lafayette, LA

Spearmint By Dakota D., Westwood, KS
Spinning

By KinseyLlama, Hoover, AL

Stairwell to Perfect

By LeapBaby29, Pittsburgh, PA

Summer in January

By amethyst_novelist13, Meadow Vista, CA

Summer Love

By dollesque, Centreville, VA

Sunday in the Kitchen

By Muzka, Dallas, OR

Surrounded By Christos S., Wyckoff, NJ
Swings By Alexandra C., Glenside, PA
The Family Stump By Mahalia S., Brookfield, WI
The Fountain By Erin O., Ottawa, Canada
The Longest Day of the Year

By Xinwen, Brossard, Canada

The Tree Folk

By Loki(norsegod), Sapello, NM

tick … tock … tick By Samantha M., Benson, AZ
Tiny Little Poems

By SaraB., Phoenix, AZ

Traces of Summer

By MeggiePie, Dingmansferry, PA

Traveler By Mindy H., Saratoga, CA
Vacant

By mgraves, St. Louis, MO

Watching Us

By The-Mentalist, Lawrenceville, GA

wedding number four

By M.McK, louisville, KY

Winter By Julia K., harrisburg, PA
wishes

By ...beautiful...imperfection..., Chapel Hill, NC

XV: Reborn

By moonchild1093, Miami, FL

’Neath the Olde Green Pine By Adrian M., Shoreline, WA
a poem about your skin By Alyssa S., Kemp, TX
Break

By Rapplescallion, Fort Collins, CO

Clementine

By IrisGF, Birmingham, AL

Common Relations

By Wallflower, portland, OR

Cupid's Pitchfork

By xxBoneless, Arab, AL

Frappa-What?

By Lydia_the_dwarf, Jamison, PA

I Am Napoleon with a Waterloo

By aRunningTourist, Pomona, CA

Journey on the Wall

By MalloryM, Arlington, VA

Lost

By Proviso, Edison, NJ

On the Street Corner

By UlteriorMotives, Hope, IN

Remember Him

By shikyoyome, Falls Church, VA

Return Policy By Andrew D., Long Grove, IL
Satan in Love (With an Angel)

By Wishing2much, Opelousas, LA

Tell me that you won’t forget me

By kendraelysia, Turner, ME

The Idea of Staying By Maxfield P., San Francisco, CA
Thunderstorm

By kinzeejp, Rice Lake, WI

When she looks the prettiest

By MorningStar15, purple, MS

Without Him …

By Hawgs*Baby*Girl, morrison, TN

Yesterday

By scotchtapedreams, Teaneck, NJ

You removed your soul, then proceeded to remove my heart

By tortor09, Glen, MS

Believing Is Deserving

By bookish_ness, San Francisco, CA