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Teen Ink Magazine, February 2004 : Nonfiction Articles

And Then He ... by Kristen T., Hatfield, PA And then he kissed me. And I realized I would rather be deaf than blind, because then I could still get lost in his eyes. I was just seven years old. My mom still dried my hair after I took a shower and I didn't even wear a training bra yet. Continue...	Catching My Breath by Amanda P., Leawood, KS Everyone has moments that, when looking back, you pick apart and reconfigure as they should have been, the way they would have been if only you had been smart enough. Continue...
Edible Love by Tiffany C., Congers, NY Ten-year-old girls aren't old enough. You're not allowed to help us make dim sum, Tiffy," says my 18-year-old cousin, Jen. Then she strolls back into the kitchen to stir the stuffing and stands towering above all but one woman, Aunt Margarita. Continue...	First Dance by Adam S., Prospect, KY This selection can be found in Chicken Soup for the Teen Soul, the 7th in the Teen Ink book series, all available in bookstores nationwide and online. Continue...
First Kiss by Anonymous ., Harmony, MN Every girl dreams of her first kiss. It's a glorious fantasy. It's supposed to be wonderful. I always imagined him pulling me tightly into his arms and staring deeply into my eyes with that "I can't live without you" soap-opera gaze. Continue...	Gramma's House by Kaja J., Ojai, CA In Gramma's house The old piano sits Rootedto the floor by that same wall Its polished mahogany mass Singing the samebrilliant brown shine As when my auntie twinkled "TheEntertainer" across its keys. Continue...
Love at the YMCA by Anonymous ., Defiance, OH Side by side, we stood by the diving boards. Making sure everyone was safe while swimming was our job as lifeguards. "See, there! He just looked at me again!" I proclaimed to my best friend. Continue...	Music Appreciation 101 by itha W., Winnsboro, SC Ask any woman if she's ever lusted after amusician, and, most likely, she'll say, with a faraway look in dreamy eyes,"Of course." If she says anything else, she's lying -guaranteed. Continue...
Stone Demon in the Flesh by Nick I., Crawfordsville, IN "Whatever you want the most, it's going to bethe worst thing for you." - Barbara Kingsolver Sixteen. Continue...	The Beginning of a Long Story by Deborah L., Columbia, SC In the Catholic religion, St. Jude is the saint one prays to in hopeless cases. It seems so obvious, now that we can laugh about it. Continue...
The Heartbeat by Danielle S., So. Plainfield, NJ Dan was coming over that night to hang out around eight, but he's always late. It was half past eight already. Continue...	To Her by Andrew A., Aurora, IL Wow, well the truth is, I never got over you. I'mstill not over you. I love you, like I did the first time I said it. I love youlike when I lost you. I love you all over again and haven't stopped loving you. Continue...
Unforgetle by Greg F., Lansdale, PA I was already 15 minutes late. Nervously turning into her development, I found myself beginning to sweat under my suit jacket. My face was as red as the roses I had bought for Allyson, and my hands felt as though I had just taken off thick, heavy gloves. Continue...	Untitled by Ada B., Rocky Face, GA My older brother broke up with Julie because she woke up one day, and without knowing, accidentally pushed that secret button that makes him stop loving a person. That button we have tiptoed around all our lives. Continue...

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