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Teen Ink Magazine,
October 2007 :
Nonfiction Articles
My Mistake
by Anonymous, Hoodriver, OR
I walked into the house. There were people everywhere. People laughing, talking, arguing - the noise was nonstop. I couldn’t even think with the screaming music in my ears. Time went by, and I had finished my share of beer.
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Roller Coaster Ride
by Alicia I., Gaithersburg, MD
We are lectured about peer pressure in mandatory health education class. We are told never to give in to it. “Just because everyone else is doing something does not make it a good idea,” they say. Yes, I know that I shouldn’t smoke.
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Steel Streets and Breakfast Bagels
by Kevin M., West Chester, OH
You could say that I can’t even look at a middle-aged woman with an Alabaman accent, a weird haircut, and a dumb hat without thinking of a particular Pennsylvanian morning when a vacation turned into a survival story and a miracle turned into a melting pot of ...
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Sweet Perfection
by Christina M., Glen Cove, NY
Twenty-five frozen, strikingly similar faces smile up at me from a stainless-steel platter. As I examine them, I see that not one is frowning, although they should be.
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The Life of Bread
by Joe M., Palmetto Bay, FL
The most enduring symbol to which humanity aspires cannot be found in any biographical record, is not celebrated in any memorial hall, has not been allotted even half a page in any history book.
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The Pictures on the Fridge
by Aileen P., Tucson, AZ
My grandmother lives in Delaware, and once a year we head across the country to visit for a week to help her around the house, which looks the same as when I was a toddler, especially the kitchen.
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