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Teen Ink Magazine, May 2006 : Pride Articles

Fat Chance
by Shea R., Sidney, OH
     I will get as much attention as the cheerleaders ... fat chance.

I can go to the public pool without wearing a t-shirt ... fat chance.

I can wear tank tops in public when it is 100* ... fat chance.
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Forced Break Up
by Anonymous, Upstate, NY
     After eight years in a Catholic school, I was finally free - no more uniforms or nuns. I met a ton of new people in high school, some of whom I wasn’t supposed to associate with. I learned this the hard way.
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Someone Else’s Memory
by Lily M., Chicago, IL
milk-white
fingers reach
fire red.
flecks of sunny gold.
the apple,
shiny.
round.
drops
into waiting palm.
teeth,
deep in flesh.
She remembers ...
black.
skin many colors.
porcelain smile
’tween
full lips.
apple.
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The Sign
by Erin E., Rigway, PA
     The Washington, D.C. traffic crawled past the bus stop where I waited, heat waves dancing above each car.
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