Teen Ink Magazine, November 2004: Nonfiction Articles Only the Strong Survive by Tricia B., Haslett, MI    The summer shopper and the sunshine sale hunter were left in the dust as the holiday shopping season began. Continue... We Deserved Rain by Justine R., Mason, OH    If the memory flickers through my mind, it is always raining in the background. It was that kind of night. Rick does not say, "Here's looking at you, kid" to Ilsa on a bright, sunny day. Continue... In Front of Me by Shane S., Garden Prairie, IL    My Saturday mornings weren't the same anymore. A different breeze tickled my nape and a clearer blue sky hung overhead. Bustling people and early shoppers passed through, barely buying anything Continue... The Discovery by Noelle Y., New City, NY    We'll be right there in a minute!" my mother shouted to my dad. She helped me with my coat and we headed for the hall. It was time for our yearly trip to one of the many beautiful cemeteries in Paris, Continue... My Writing by Pat O., Overland Park, KS    My writing doesn't have AOL parent controls. To get around the censors on Letterman he cursed in an obscure foreign language. The entire nation of Bhutan was offended. Continue... She's Really Gone by Kia V., San Diego, CA    When I was young, I thought my mom would live forever, but on June 28, 2003 my sister and I were called downstairs for an announcement. Continue... A Home I Have Loved by Emma C., Kent, England,    As I leave this place I remember how the mud reminded me of toffee fudge ice-cream on the day I walked the quarter of a mile down the wooden pontoon toward what was to be our new home Continue... More Nonfiction Articles from the Teen Ink Archives