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Teen Ink Magazine, February 2006: Focus: September 11

Lion by Jeff Y., , TX I sat at my desk, red with anticipation. The last day before winter break. Seventh grade. The day my friend had sworn to give his crush a present, probably the boldest act of his dull, boring life. Continue...	Love, Love, Love by Anonymous ., Providence, RI From a mathematical point of view, the use of the phrase “I love you” is inversely proportional to the degree of the sentiment the orator truly feels. Continue...
Emotional Baggage by Melanie K., Buffalo Grove, IL In two weeks I will see him. Twelve days, actually. I would calculate the minutes and seconds, too, if it didn’t make me seem desperate. Continue...	The Dance by Rebekah R., Lexington, KY It was a cheesy fifth-grade dance, with balloons taped to the walls in a futile attempt to make the gym look less boring and music swimming through the air from a cheap boom-box a teacher had brought. Continue...
Let Me Down in Pieces by Anonymous ., Winlock, WA It really is funny how life works. I have this urge to be in love with someone and have him love me back with the same intensity but, for some reason, every time I think I am getting close, it turns out that it was just a kiss. Continue...	Love? by Anonymous ., Shreveport, LA I was in love, or so I thought. I thought he was the world and that nothing else mattered. Boy, was I wrong. Continue...
Take a Chance by Matt J., Auburn, NY I am writing to all you guys out there who are too nervous to ask out that girl you like. I want to tell you to go for it. Continue...	Good-bye by Amanda ., , TX People think that after a break-up you’re supposed to hold your head up and move on. Everyone says you’re supposed to forgive and forget. Continue...
Letting Go by Dorothy ., , PA It’s true, what you hear you never really let go of your first love. They take a part of your heart with them, leaving an empty space that can only be filled with memories. Continue...	Stop & Smell the Dandelions by Ashley B., Hahira, GA Who doesn’t love roses? They represent all things romantic, beautiful and fragile; they also smell amazing. But roses are difficult to keep and their uses are few. Continue...

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