A Ticket for Ms. Miles.

The article presents a reprint of the article "It's a Tough Life, to Live It and to Write It, but It Just Got a Little Better" which appeared in the May 31, 2006 issue of the "New York Times." It addresses the relationship of Rene Miles, a creative writing teacher at the Charleston County School of the Arts, with her student Jessica Atkinson. Moreover, it discusses the poverty experienced by Atkinson as well as her talent in writing. It also mentions the prize won by Atkinson from the Scholastic writing competition.