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Below, our favorite stories of the week. Kindle users, you can also get them as a Readlist. Sign up to receive this list free every Friday in your inbox. *** 1. The Murders at the Lake Michael Hall | Texas Monthly | March 28, 2014 | 99 minutes (24,844 words) In 1982 three teenagers were […]
“I stepped out of the bathroom, walked over to my mom, and placed a hand on her shoulder. ‘Mom, I have something to tell you.’ I paused, letting the world slow down for one last moment. ‘I’m hemorrhaging.’ “She didn’t burst into tears, faint, or tear at her hair. She snorted. I was aghast. How […]
Geoff Van Dyke is the editorial director of 5280 Magazine in Denver, Colorado. His writing has appeared in Outside, Men’s Journal, and The New York Times. These are the stories that I emailed, posted, and tweeted the most this past year (and filed away in the digital filing cabinet for further reading). They are all […]
After a couple has trouble having a second child, they turn to genetic screening and in vitro fertilization: When I awoke, the embryologist relayed the excellent news: We had 20 eggs—five more than we thought possible. As soon as the April sunshine hit my face, I called my mom. Heath called his. For the first […]
Two cold case investigators uncover a serial killer’s trail in Colorado: Yearling turned to his computer and pulled up a map. The site where Ramey’s body was dumped—an area southeast of East 56th Avenue and Havana Street—was now a jumble of loading docks, and strips of asphalt and concrete. The detective typed Ramey’s name into […]
Top 5 Longreads of the Week: GQ, Allure magazine, The Rumpus, 5280 Magazine, New York Magazine, fiction from The New Yorker, plus a guest pick from Scott Young.
Unwanted: Inside Colorado’s Dysfunctional Foster Care System “Foster care parents have long battled the stigma that they profit from the kids who come into their homes, that foster care is a booming business. Righter was paid $23 a day for the baby, $32.28 for Daniela, and $23.38 for Josefina. Without a job, and without daycare […]
Patrick Doyle is a senior editor for 5280 Magazine in Denver. patrickcdoyle: The good folks at Longreads.com have been asking everyone for their five favorite pieces from 2010. Here are mine. “Roger Ebert: The Essential Man,” by Chris Jones, EsquireThe best story of the year. Just give Jones his Ellie now. “The End of Men,” […]
