Teenager.
A word underestimated by some, worshipped by few (okay, very few), and feared by many.
So what's one to do if you just happen to be locked in that infamous age group?
I was browsing through Barnes & Noble the other day, and happened to notice a "teen nonfiction" section. The books were surprisingly interesting, and contained (what I thought to be) some very accurate and helpful articles on common teen issues such as stress management, winning a school election, making the right friends, etc. The only disappointment I found was that the selection was very limited; it only covered maybe a shelf or two.
Once I got home, I began Googling the kind of content I had just discovered, but from a teenage perspective. To my surprise, there were almost none. It didn't make sense to me. After all, who knows how to get inside a teen's head better than, well, a teen?
Two and a half hours and many Google searches later, These Crossroads was born.
I can't promise that my writing will be press worthy or inspire a revolution. In fact, I can't promise anything. All I can really do is write, and hope that maybe someone might walk away having learned something that could make their life a little easier. Maybe.
Hey, at least I can say I tried.
A word underestimated by some, worshipped by few (okay, very few), and feared by many.
So what's one to do if you just happen to be locked in that infamous age group?
I was browsing through Barnes & Noble the other day, and happened to notice a "teen nonfiction" section. The books were surprisingly interesting, and contained (what I thought to be) some very accurate and helpful articles on common teen issues such as stress management, winning a school election, making the right friends, etc. The only disappointment I found was that the selection was very limited; it only covered maybe a shelf or two.
Once I got home, I began Googling the kind of content I had just discovered, but from a teenage perspective. To my surprise, there were almost none. It didn't make sense to me. After all, who knows how to get inside a teen's head better than, well, a teen?
Two and a half hours and many Google searches later, These Crossroads was born.
I can't promise that my writing will be press worthy or inspire a revolution. In fact, I can't promise anything. All I can really do is write, and hope that maybe someone might walk away having learned something that could make their life a little easier. Maybe.
Hey, at least I can say I tried.
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