Let’s start the day over. With me Groping for a ghostly membrane from 1700 miles away Dancing with specters in my kitchen Romancing the walls. Wth you somewhere, anywhere, who cares? Because this empty glass could be full if I closed my eyes. I’m as safe as you’re far away as she keeps her distance, […]
Hi, I’m a 2014 Irondequoit High School grad, and as a member of TALKBACK4Teens, I’m writing to urge you to consider adopting a 9 a.m. school start time. I’m not the person you would expect to be authoring this. I was never someone to complain that school was too early. I’m a morning person, and […]
Quick overview of our episodes with clips & outtakes from the first five years! Episode List 1.0 Bullying 2.0 Teen Violence (with Teen Empowerment) 3.0 Popularity “Fitting In” 4.0 Freshman Year 5.0 School 6.0 Teen Pregnancy (with Safe Sex Inc. & Teen Empowerment) 7.0 Gangs (with Teen Empowerment) 8.0 Parents 8.5 Overcoming Loss & Violence […]
Zoë: I recommend the book Neon Angel by Cherie Currie, published in august 23rd, 1989. This book was written by the lead singer of the band The Runaways, who was only 15 years old at the time. At this age she and her bandmates were heavily involved with drugs and alcohol, not to mention a […]
1 in 28 American children have an incarcerated parent. This is a dramatic increase over 2 decades ago when this number was 1 in 125, according to a 2010 report from the Pew Charitable Trusts. The study also found that parents of children under age 18 make up more than half of the incarcerated population. […]
