Teen movies often have an unspoken underlying premise in which high school is seen as less serious than the adult world. But when your head is encased in that microcosm it's the most serious time of your life.
A literary journal is intended to connect writer with reader; the role of the editor is to mediate.
My mother always told me, even if a song has been done a thousand times, you can still bring something of your own to it. I'd like to think I did that.