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LIKE IT IS -- The Hard Truth.  submitted by WMB

E-mail from South Korea -- "I am an English Teacher for Sun Chang Jeil High School in Sun Chang Korea. I am planning on using your short stories in my Korean English classes to try to get my students to read more English material. I am also hoping to encourage them to contact the writers of various pieces with their questions. In the Korean program, questions are uncommon but I think that the stories are interesting enough to push the students to seek out more information. Thanks for a great site,"           --Orpheus Allison, MLA

Truth  -- essay by Malik Howe,  Peterson, NJ

What's an identity?  by David Armfield,  Pierce, Colorado

Man's Best Friend    by Allison Grafwallner,  Conover, WI

Impact -- by Kayla Harris, Richmond, VA

Blueprints For A Home    by Randie Adler, Tenafly, New Jersey

Living Under a Rock With Jane Austen  by Veronica Litt

Political Parties, Benefit or Danger?  by Sunny Kim, Vienna, Virginia

Night Solitude?    essay by  B.F. Squire,  Avondale, USA

Forty-six Days To Go!    by Alea J Farrar,  Willingboro, N.J.

The Global Connection    --essay by Jett Choquette,  Thetford, USA

War     --essay by sanjukta krishnagopal, Mumbai, India

Worried? -- essay by Molly Elise, Corvallis, Oregon

Death Notice -- Obituary submitted by DrJimE

iPods or Funky Town  --by Destiny Allan

A Baby With No Name -- essay by Kuntrygrl

Cellular Phones -- Essay by Michael Flayhart

Good Grades? Why? --by Dalton Garber

My Best Friends  --by Vanessa Peila, Byron, California

My Hippie/Revolutionist Parents -- Essay by Sonya Reinhart

Violence & Video Games --Essay by Erin Sims

Fad Diets -- Essay by Sarah Hughes

Dress Code -- Essay by Jackee Broderick

My Hero -- Essay by jazzica johnson

Freshman 15 -- Article by Elizabeth Levine, Univ. Fla

Teen Body Pressure --   Essay by Kali Sumrow,  Prairieville, Louisiana

Changes   --  by Kimmi Siver, Lancaster, Massachusetts

The Cowboy -- Essay by Julia Bonestroo

Abstinence -- by Christina Cetto

American History, to know or not to know -- essay by Erica Thornton

My Greatest Regret -- essay by Joy Guo

The Tower of Terror  -- by Sarah Boline

My Family  --  Essay by Tatjana Moe

A Fan Writes:  I am an eighteen-year-old girl who loves to write!  I was browsing Google and I discovered the "About Teens" website and just wanted to let you know that I think you totally rock! I think it is great that you are helping to encourage young writers to keep pursuing their dreams and having the courage to get their writing out there!   Anyway, thank you again for your amazing site.
     -- Dallas Woodburn, Ventura

Re: Poem: I want to thank Courtney Kasmiskie for sending in the Poem: 
"Just For Today."  I have been searching for this poem for a long time. (click here to read more)

Poison Ivy -- essay by Alissa Piccione

Dalvin Sounders -- true story by EJ

Small-breasted And Proud --   by Amanda LaConte

The Day Kennedy Was Shot -- by Denise Cassino

Learning from Experience -- essay by Hilary

Get A Life   --by Anna Quindlen

A vision of human unity -- essay by Danielle McManus

The Best Advice -- Essay by Chanie Aghishtein

KNOW THYSELF -- Excellent advise, submitted by Leewal

"The ABC's Of School Violence" -- by Corey Johnson . . click here

"Teenage Fate" -- true story by Hope Clark . . click here

I Will Teach My Children . . essay by Andrew Wagner

Raving Can Kill You . . article from Canadian reporter

Essay by C. Hope Clark:   The Mason Dixon Line

Sports or Academics? -- by Will Fitzhugh, School Reform News

"Cool site. Thanks for giving teens a special place to publish."
                                                                -Caitlyn R., Augusta

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