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Teen Ink Magazine, March 2010 Edition


Whether you're interested in poetry, sports, movie reviews or fiction, there's something inside for you. Find out what other teens across the country are thinking, writing and creating - then send us your work and let your voice be heard!
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Articles from this Issue


Fiction


Caffeine and Eavesdropping
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
...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