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Good-Bye, Teen Ink MAG
On a particularly boring day in 2012, I decided to Google “teen, writing, publish.” Several links appeared, but one caught my eye: “Teen Ink: A teen literary magazine.”
The website was vibrant with articles and artwork; some even had a brilliant shining medal next to them meaning they were the best of the best. It was a little intimidating, but I decided to submit a poem and a story.
Later, I found out the story had been rejected, but the poem had been published! I was dumbfounded. They chose to publish me? Sure enough, the yellow “MAG” tag shined right beside my poem. Extremely pleased, I submitted more articles and spent more time on the website.
The TI forums – one of the best places for teens to hang out on the Internet – became my online home. Teens talked about things from the newest novel-turned-movie, to the subjectivity of truth, to the futility of existence. I made dear friends and spent years in the threads.
So here I am – 57 months, 1 day, 16 hours, 39 minutes and 51 seconds later (says the TI counter), aging out of Teen Ink and saying good-bye. I will miss the way Teen Ink made me feel like I belonged, but I will always cherish it.
I wish you all, my readers and Teen Ink, the very best for the future.
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Thanks for clicking on the article, by the way!
Please feel free to read the first poem that got published, and the poem to the editor, hehe.
Also, readers, I seriously recommend doing a bit of digging on the site. You might be surprised with what you find. The forums are awesome, too.
Some of the writers I remember, who inspired me here, are 'Jade.I.Am', 'McKay', 'Claire.M.', and many others. If only I could thank them somehow! I would also like to thank all the friends who took time out of their lives to read and comment on my works, Seriously, you guys are the best!
I see the 'Get Money For College' link has been removed. Not sure how I feel about that haha.
Enjoy, dearest readers!