Teen Ink Magazine,
October 2006 :
Fiction Articles
Angels by Ellie M., St. Joseph, MN Nobody knew who Lisa Manning was until she died. That’s the weird thing about dying, I think ... all of a sudden, everybody remembers great stuff about you and you have more friends than you ever did when you were alive. Continue...
Mr. Martini by Sarah M., North Vancouver, BC, Canada The only reason I survived school and gotany real friends was my goofy neighbor, Mr. Martini. I met him the firstday I moved in next door to him in Sun Creek. It was quite a differentclimate than what I was used to, I’m more of a mountain girl. Continue...
One Small Baby Step by Mary B., Ridgway, PA Tat-tat-tat-tat. Tat-tat-tat-tat.
“Mark time, mark!”
“Hu-what?’ I raised my head from its eye-level position infront of my trombone.
“Not you, Mark!” yelled JimmyLuvitz from the band stand. Continue...
Trick or Treat by Jacob W., San Diego, CA I strolled through the hallways with myfirst grade class preceding me. The wind licked my face as orange leavestumbled to the ground only to be stomped on by the small scoundrels infront of me. Continue...
Tropical Breeze by Kristin M., Glen Gardner, NJ after David Allen Evans
Every time I smell that tropical cologne, vanilla, coconut, and citrus of oranges, that you used to splash on when you got out of the steamy shower, right in-between the crook of your defined neck and your strong, but gentle jawline, ... Continue...
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