Teen Ink Magazine, March 2010 Edition
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Articles from this Issue
Fiction
Caffeine and Eavesdropping 
Homecoming By Christopher P., Warren, NJ
Tomato Touch
Trains
Dahlia & Other Boundaries We Try Not To Cross
By BeatlesFreak, Mason, OH
Homecoming By Christopher P., Warren, NJ
Tomato Touch

By GlitterFox, glorieta, NM
Trains

By coldnightswarmfights, Wellesley, MA
Dahlia & Other Boundaries We Try Not To Cross

By AbbyNormal, Hudson, NY
Hot Topics
EnvironmentThe Trees By Ty K., Seattle, CA
Letters to the EditorAm I Cain? By Amanda J., Fox Island, WA
Letters to the EditorDiscrepancy By Savannah F., Jacksonville, FL
Letters to the EditorI Kissed the Boy Who Hit Me By Brittany T., AVONDALE, AZ
Letters to the EditorKickers
Letters to the EditorThe Day I Threw a Kegger By Brandon N., Brooklyn, NY
Letters to the EditorThe Dreaded Bus By Taylor B., Oak Bluffs, MA
Letters to the EditorThe Homework Revolution By Brian M., Phoenix, AZ
Letters to the EditorVideo Games Reviews By Wyatt L., Denver, CO
Pride & PrejudiceWinning the Race
What MattersAutobiography By Jorge H., Culver, IN
Letters to the EditorAm I Cain? By Amanda J., Fox Island, WA
Letters to the EditorDiscrepancy By Savannah F., Jacksonville, FL
Letters to the EditorI Kissed the Boy Who Hit Me By Brittany T., AVONDALE, AZ
Letters to the EditorKickers
By Snarkie, Morris Plains, NJ
Letters to the EditorThe Day I Threw a Kegger By Brandon N., Brooklyn, NY
Letters to the EditorThe Dreaded Bus By Taylor B., Oak Bluffs, MA
Letters to the EditorThe Homework Revolution By Brian M., Phoenix, AZ
Letters to the EditorVideo Games Reviews By Wyatt L., Denver, CO
Pride & PrejudiceWinning the Race
By missjordan, Stone Mountain, GA
What MattersAutobiography By Jorge H., Culver, IN
Nonfiction
Must Love Children 
Zoo Guest Handbook By Blaire L., Palatine, IL
Educator of the YearKeith Davis, Band, Cleburne High
Educator of the YearMichael Miller, English, Thomas Jefferson H.S. By Sam S., Sterling, VA
HeroesDo You Remember, Brother?
HeroesElected Official Harvey Milk By Caitlyn S., Cannon Falls, MN
HeroesMucisian Andrew McMahon
HeroesSister Lauren G. By Kelsey G., Cumberland, RI
MemoirThe Elephant Man
MemoirWash. Rinse. Repeat.
MemoirWhat the Doctor Ordered
Personal ExperienceBright Red Snow Pants By Lydia A., Concord, MA
Personal ExperienceForget the Tears
SportsA Different Kind of Family
SportsMarathon
SportsSmallest Inspiration
Travel & CultureA New Kind of Chef
Travel & CultureGlimpse of a Dream World By Meghan O., Chattanooga, TN
Travel & CultureMoving to India By Katja F., Bethesda, MD
Travel & CultureMy Northwest Roots By India P., Newport, OR

By rockefeller, Marlboro, VT
Zoo Guest Handbook By Blaire L., Palatine, IL
Educator of the YearKeith Davis, Band, Cleburne High
By Fross, Cleburne, TX
Educator of the YearMichael Miller, English, Thomas Jefferson H.S. By Sam S., Sterling, VA
HeroesDo You Remember, Brother?
By Darkstar6265, Grand Junction, CO
HeroesElected Official Harvey Milk By Caitlyn S., Cannon Falls, MN
HeroesMucisian Andrew McMahon

By mikewolf, Merrick, NY
HeroesSister Lauren G. By Kelsey G., Cumberland, RI
MemoirThe Elephant Man

By StarlingChild, El Cajon, CA
MemoirWash. Rinse. Repeat.

By Morgana02, Portage, WI
MemoirWhat the Doctor Ordered

By Photographer4Life, Lenoir City, TN
Personal ExperienceBright Red Snow Pants By Lydia A., Concord, MA
Personal ExperienceForget the Tears
By ChowD, colorado city, AZ
SportsA Different Kind of Family
By Marmalade, Annapolis, MD
SportsMarathon

By tennis, Hartland, WI
SportsSmallest Inspiration

By LyricallyGifted, Surprise, AZ
Travel & CultureA New Kind of Chef

By Christy, Arden Hills, MN
Travel & CultureGlimpse of a Dream World By Meghan O., Chattanooga, TN
Travel & CultureMoving to India By Katja F., Bethesda, MD
Travel & CultureMy Northwest Roots By India P., Newport, OR
Opinion
Laugh For Once 
Lobbying for Lobbyists By Shardul G., phoenix, AZ
To Drink or Not to Drink? By Anonymous, -, FL
Musical Rhetoric By Evan S., Heath, TX
I Hear Voices
Our Generation's Woodstock By Maren K., Medford, OR
The Steroid Era
By Sen10r, Lawton, OK
Lobbying for Lobbyists By Shardul G., phoenix, AZ
To Drink or Not to Drink? By Anonymous, -, FL
Musical Rhetoric By Evan S., Heath, TX
I Hear Voices
By BriarRose, Seneca, IL
Our Generation's Woodstock By Maren K., Medford, OR
The Steroid Era
By gallagher, Cincinnati, OH
Reviews
Book ReviewsBringing Down the House by Ben Mezrich By Jeremy L., Stamford, CT
Book ReviewsCrazy for the Storm by Norman Ollestad
Book ReviewsDouble Helix by Nancy Werlin
Book ReviewsMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Book ReviewsTwenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella By Celine L., New City, NY
Movie ReviewsAvatar
Movie ReviewsInglourious Basterds By Walker S., Victoria, MN
Movie ReviewsSherlock Holmes
Movie ReviewsThe Blind Side By Bettina M., Glendale, AZ
Movie ReviewsUp
Movie ReviewsUp in the Air
Music ReviewsAdam Lambert - "For Your Entertainment"
Music ReviewsGenghis Tron - "Board up the House" By Henry D., Charlotte, NC
Music ReviewsKe$ha - "Animal"
Music ReviewsSelena Gomez - "Kiss & Tell" By Tu-khanh L., Grapevine, TX
Music ReviewsThe Beatles By Brendan N., Wyckoff, NJ
Video game reviewsBatman: Arkham Asylum
Video game reviewsProfessor Layton and the Curious Village By Carol D., Brooklyn, NY
Video game reviewsThe World Ends With You By Michelle C., Brooklyn, NY
Video game reviewsWorld of Goo By Tony H., Phoenix, AZ
Book ReviewsCrazy for the Storm by Norman Ollestad

By gray54, Chapel Hill, NC
Book ReviewsDouble Helix by Nancy Werlin

By Silverscreech, Owasso, OK
Book ReviewsMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult

By erical, miami beach, FL
Book ReviewsTwenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella By Celine L., New City, NY
Movie ReviewsAvatar
By Karen(:, West Chester, PA
Movie ReviewsInglourious Basterds By Walker S., Victoria, MN
Movie ReviewsSherlock Holmes

By chicagogirl, Charlotte, NC
Movie ReviewsThe Blind Side By Bettina M., Glendale, AZ
Movie ReviewsUp
By TheGothicGunslinger, Lakeland, FL
Movie ReviewsUp in the Air

By scribedreams, Allison Park, PA
Music ReviewsAdam Lambert - "For Your Entertainment"
By stripperheels, Thornton, CO
Music ReviewsGenghis Tron - "Board up the House" By Henry D., Charlotte, NC
Music ReviewsKe$ha - "Animal"

By PoeticInsomniac, Lakewood, CO
Music ReviewsSelena Gomez - "Kiss & Tell" By Tu-khanh L., Grapevine, TX
Music ReviewsThe Beatles By Brendan N., Wyckoff, NJ
Video game reviewsBatman: Arkham Asylum

By Xahnant, Yuba City, CA
Video game reviewsProfessor Layton and the Curious Village By Carol D., Brooklyn, NY
Video game reviewsThe World Ends With You By Michelle C., Brooklyn, NY
Video game reviewsWorld of Goo By Tony H., Phoenix, AZ
Art /Photos
A New Day 
Affection
apples By Jorie S., scio, NY
ArkanSASS.
Colorful
Cross Country 08 By Ashley R., Charlotte, NC
Dance like No One is Watching
Don't Cry
Egyptian Life
Entropy
Fish.
Florida Waterspout By Christopher G., phoenix, AZ
Forest Festival By Rebecca G., Aylesbury, United Kingdom
grandma mildred
Hidden
Inner Peace
Iridescent sea clouds
Lioness
lost By Jessica M., west bloomfield, MI
Luminous Shadows
Mason Calhoun
Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence
Merry Christmas!
musicality.
Nerd and butterfly 3
Pause
Rawr
Reaching Metal Hands
Second Anniversary II
Shelby Marie By Julie P., rochdale, MA
Simplicity
Sleep
sonic fusion By Andrew Y., wake forest, NC
strawberry.
Suah and the mother land
Summer Love By Savanna R., mercer island, WA
The Brooklyn Bridge By Andrew M., Brooklyn, NY
The Commute Entertainer
The eyes of Jasmine
The Hallway
The Orators
The Steps to Ruin
There is a rusty light shining bright. By Alex D., Russellville, AR
To Sir Lincoln
Tree Music
vigilantes
By Haz-Mat, Pelham, AL
Affection
By Silvia, Galesburg, IL
apples By Jorie S., scio, NY
ArkanSASS.
By AbigailChristine, Siloam Springs, AR
Colorful

By Kayzy, Salt Lake City, UT
Cross Country 08 By Ashley R., Charlotte, NC
Dance like No One is Watching
By emily.fenichel, Columbia, MD
Don't Cry
By LostJacket, Church Rock, NM
Egyptian Life

By esn0622, Fair Lawn, NJ
Entropy
By tomas11235, Lakewood, CA
Fish.
By hannahbeckwith, Coronado, CA
Florida Waterspout By Christopher G., phoenix, AZ
Forest Festival By Rebecca G., Aylesbury, United Kingdom
grandma mildred
By mbean876, Harpers Ferry, WV
Hidden
By Colliee, Mississauga, Canada
Inner Peace
By ElisabethCleveland, great falls, MT
Iridescent sea clouds
By Jacknel123, Miami, FL
Lioness
By ddorrance, toronto, Canada
lost By Jessica M., west bloomfield, MI
Luminous Shadows

By annadenise12, yorktown, VA
Mason Calhoun

By RobynMarshall, Saint Paul, MN
Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence
By tomas11235, Lakewood, CA
Merry Christmas!

By sandyh, Woodbridge, CT
musicality.
By Lauren-n, Denton, TX
Nerd and butterfly 3
By KaylaKewlKat93, Burlington, NC
Pause

By sarahbbarah, Westport, CT
Rawr

By jj961, San Antonio, TX
Reaching Metal Hands

By AshleyRae, Brownsburg, IN
Second Anniversary II
By Olivia, Alto, MI
Shelby Marie By Julie P., rochdale, MA
Simplicity
By haley_992, Anchorage, AK
Sleep
By mrchnmllo9, Sherrills Ford, NC
sonic fusion By Andrew Y., wake forest, NC
strawberry.
By Lauren-n, Denton, TX
Suah and the mother land
By Jacknel123, Miami, FL
Summer Love By Savanna R., mercer island, WA
The Brooklyn Bridge By Andrew M., Brooklyn, NY
The Commute Entertainer

By MyOnlineIdentity, Bayside, NY
The eyes of Jasmine
By KaylaKewlKat93, Burlington, NC
The Hallway

By darbycaroline, Asheville, NC
The Orators

By MantonWright, Montclair, NJ
The Steps to Ruin
By Haz-Mat, Pelham, AL
There is a rusty light shining bright. By Alex D., Russellville, AR
To Sir Lincoln

By LibbyLady, Sumner, WA
Tree Music
By Olivia, Alto, MI
vigilantes
By espencer, Reading, United Kingdom
Poetry
Beware of What You Know Not By Marvin W., princeville, HI
clay houses
Define
Egypt from the Air By Samuel R., Fairway, KS
First Month as a Vegetarian
frog-made
Grain of Sand
Guilty as a Grim Reaper
Hearts and Heads
Hidden in the Shadows
If I say By Jim S., Owings Mills, MD
Lamentations Of A Bus Girl By Alwynn G., Milwaukie, OR
Miscalculation By Rhaina C., East Brunswick, NJ
Near Antonyms
Nervous Speaker
Once a Soldier By Alanna D., Bayside, NY
Something Vital
Space
St. Joan By Meghan S., Bethlehem, PA
Weather Man
Welcome Home
what more By Athena M., biloxi, MS
Yo-Yo Heart
...Poetry maybe?
A Prayer for Mama
A Second
Al cat raz By Marlea K., Schoharie, NY
Anonymous By Anonymous, Fairfax, VA
Bitch (II)
Blank
bottled spring
Buckle Up, There's a Storm Blowing In
Bug War By Katie V., Clarkston, MI
Burning Fire
Candidate Brew
Dinner Talk
Eight is not Enough
Evil Fly
Faulty Relationship
Footsteps
Gills
Going Home
gossip By Jackie B., New Rochelle, NY
Heartbeat By Elisha L., Canton, OH
Highs and Lows
Home at the Lake By Katie V., Clarkston, MI
i am always the last one asleep By Adriana V., Princeton, NJ
I Can Already Hear The Slamming Metal
I Tried To Save Myself Today
I Walk
I, Sandwiches Chef By Brad T., Keller, TX
In Front Of You
Informercial
ink on rainwater
Introductions and Good-byes By Kelsey T., South Bend, IN
It is with the collapsing
Jawbreaker
Just Being a Teenager
Lavender Moon and a Silver Photograph
Leaving By Harneet K., Bridgewater, NJ
Morning
Mother
My Coffee Shop Revelation
November
Nutshell
Old; Young
Otherwhere or The Reality of Reality
Permit Me to Tell You About Sorrow By Holly D., St. Joseph, MO
Poet's Lament By Alexis R., Clarkdale, AZ
Requiem of a Book
Ruby Red
Running
Secrets
Self-Imprisonment
Someone to Save Me
Someone's Not Here
Statistics
The Fall
The Witness
Town Square
Unheard Voice
wrinkles
The Ballet
Blackened Hearts
Clipped Wings
clay houses
By exoticfall, Windham, ME
Define

By BonsaiNinja, Hamilton, OH
Egypt from the Air By Samuel R., Fairway, KS
First Month as a Vegetarian
By AnnaV, Stonington, CT
frog-made

By Xinwen, Brossard, Canada
Grain of Sand
By stephaniekip, Cranford, NJ
Guilty as a Grim Reaper

By MeganCahill, Cranford, NJ
Hearts and Heads
By videotaped, Sudbury, MA
Hidden in the Shadows
By anotherromanctic, Wilmington, NC
If I say By Jim S., Owings Mills, MD
Lamentations Of A Bus Girl By Alwynn G., Milwaukie, OR
Miscalculation By Rhaina C., East Brunswick, NJ
Near Antonyms
By Vegetables, el dorado, KS
Nervous Speaker
By Victaria, New Caney, TX
Once a Soldier By Alanna D., Bayside, NY
Something Vital

By BookWorm579, Elk Grove, CA
Space

By Cloud, Philadelphia, PA
St. Joan By Meghan S., Bethlehem, PA
Weather Man

By swimmer, Garden City, MI
Welcome Home
By stopcountinglies, Dassel, MN
what more By Athena M., biloxi, MS
Yo-Yo Heart
By EleanorRigbysGospelofPeace, Montrose, MN
...Poetry maybe?

By veganfriend, Flint, MI
A Prayer for Mama
By CaseyLeigh, Folsom, CA
A Second
By Ariana*Tav, Newark, NJ
Al cat raz By Marlea K., Schoharie, NY
Anonymous By Anonymous, Fairfax, VA
Bitch (II)

By Ruthey, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Blank
By devdevdevv, Stillwater, MN
bottled spring
By TPGrange123, wernersville, PA
Buckle Up, There's a Storm Blowing In
By Taylor(:, perry, KS
Bug War By Katie V., Clarkston, MI
Burning Fire
By lïlÿαḋεε, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Candidate Brew

By Saullist, westfield, NJ
Dinner Talk

By seriyn, Cave Creek, AZ
Eight is not Enough

By itsvickiiii, Middleburgh, NY
Evil Fly

By Sophie, Hillsborough, NC
Faulty Relationship

By girly617, Rochester, MA
Footsteps
By scotchtapedreams, Teaneck, NJ
Gills
By stepherz, Solon, OH
Going Home

By monnnster, Congers, NY
gossip By Jackie B., New Rochelle, NY
Heartbeat By Elisha L., Canton, OH
Highs and Lows
By sarah.s, Attleboro, MA
Home at the Lake By Katie V., Clarkston, MI
i am always the last one asleep By Adriana V., Princeton, NJ
I Can Already Hear The Slamming Metal
By TheseBrownEyes, Niskayuna, NY
I Tried To Save Myself Today

By bonniex3rose, pompton plains, NJ
I Walk

By more_weight, Danville, VA
I, Sandwiches Chef By Brad T., Keller, TX
In Front Of You
By YoursTrulyTessa, jacksonville, FL
Informercial
By Six_Tooth_Sun, Shreve, OH
ink on rainwater

By missedtheboat7, madison, AL
Introductions and Good-byes By Kelsey T., South Bend, IN
It is with the collapsing

By steeldrumman, Orland, ME
Jawbreaker
By jargonwockee, Sacramento, CA
Just Being a Teenager
By MariaMarie, Washington Court House, OH
Lavender Moon and a Silver Photograph

By SummerMornings, Dunwoody, GA
Leaving By Harneet K., Bridgewater, NJ
Morning
By Averly24, Gainesville, FL
Mother

By Pinstriped, Interlachen, FL
My Coffee Shop Revelation

By AnnieC, Council, ID
November
By roopa, San Jose, CA
Nutshell

By SeanQuigley, Gray, ME
Old; Young
By Jilybeanrb, Prentiss, MS
Otherwhere or The Reality of Reality
By elvinchangling55, Malverne, NY
Permit Me to Tell You About Sorrow By Holly D., St. Joseph, MO
Poet's Lament By Alexis R., Clarkdale, AZ
Requiem of a Book

By Ameerah.A, Rose-Hill, Mauritius
Ruby Red
By Goldilocks, Delta, Canada
Running
By SycamoreTreeLand, Alamar Avenue, CA
Secrets

By Kyle91, McHenry, IL
Self-Imprisonment

By rainyday93, bedford, NY
Someone to Save Me

By KassyElizabeth, Argyle, NY
Someone's Not Here

By NeverSayLover, McHenry, IL
Statistics
By Jay-bee, Hampton, VA
The Fall
By Mary., Kula, HI
The Witness

By isabelc1011, Chagrin Falls, OH
Town Square

By will1, corte madera, CA
Unheard Voice
By Passion03, Brea, CA
wrinkles
By twobirdstone, Jonesboro, AR
The Ballet
By GOlacieGO, Lawrenceburg, IN
Blackened Hearts
By SaintJamesHallow, Sequim, WA
Clipped Wings
By dr-shadowbell, Porter Ranch, CA














