Required Storyboard reading has been light on humor of late, but there’s some wryness mixed in with the sorrow in Justin Heckert’s look at what nature did to Vaughn, Ga. And a vignette about an “atomic banana” adds range to an tale from 9/11. The rest of today’s choices tackle equally hefty subjects: a survivor forgiving [...]
Tag Archives: Atlanta
What we’re reading: surrendering revenge, little girl lost, and a town that disappeared
October 4, 2011 – 8:07 pm
Thomas Lake on mythical storytelling and the editing process: “sometimes it’s hard to kill your darlings”
June 17, 2010 – 2:18 pm
We spoke by phone this week with Atlanta magazine senior editor Thomas Lake about his story, “The Golden Boy and the Invisible Army,” our latest Notable Narrative. Lake, who also freelances for Sports Illustrated and is a regular commenter over at Gangrey.com, has previously worked at the St. Petersburg Times and The Florida Times-Union. His [...]
Thomas Lake takes on the Brothers Grimm in “The Golden Boy and the Invisible Army”
June 16, 2010 – 10:28 pm
Our latest Notable Narrative conjures a fairy tale from mundane medical tragedy. Atlanta magazine reporter Thomas Lake takes a story that would normally be a statistic—the death of a healthy young man from swine flu—and makes it memorable.
From the beginning, we know the conflict: John Behnken will meet a virus for which he is the [...]
