Notable Narratives Escape from North Korea In our second Notable Narrative for August, North Korean defectors ride a train 2,000 miles across China in an effort to make their way to South Korea. National Geographic’s Tom… August 21, 2009 Andrea Pitzer Why Didn’t They Stop Him? The first Notable Narrative for August recounts the history of Vernetta Cockerham, a woman whose estranged husband killed one of her children and very nearly ended her life, too.The story,… August 8, 2009 Andrea Pitzer The Disposable Superstar After playing for six teams in five years, NBA star Chauncey Billups had a reputation as a prodigy who didn’t pan out. “The Disposable Superstar,” our latest Notable Narrative, is the story… July 24, 2009 Andrea Pitzer For Their Own Good July’s first Notable Narrative tells a story of abuse at The Florida School for Boys. St. Petersburg Times reporters Ben Montgomery and Waveney Ann Moore use the account of one… July 10, 2009 Constance Hale In a City Under Strain, Ladling Out Fortification In our second Notable Narrative for June, cook Ines De Costa makes soup at a social club in the ailing city of Fall River, Massachusetts. New York Times columnist Dan… June 19, 2009 Constance Hale Killer Blue: Baptized by Fire June’s first Notable Narrative recounts the story of Blue Platoon, Killer Troop, whose soldiers returned to the U.S. in 2009 after finishing one of the last 15-month combat tours in… June 5, 2009 Constance Hale The Monster Inside My Son Our second notable narrative for this month chronicles dual transformations. An autistic young man who had found his footing collapses into rage and violence. And a mother who once wrote… May 15, 2009 Constance Hale Flight 1549 Survivor Got Out of the Hudson, Back into the Air This month’s first Notable Narrative invites the reader in just before takeoff and then follows Casey Jones—who survived the U.S. Airways crash landing in the Hudson River—as he returns to… May 1, 2009 Constance Hale Ana’s Story One side of 24 year-old Ana Rodarte’s face balloons and sags with disfiguring neurofibromatosis. Can surgery help? Los Angeles Times reporter Thomas Curwen takes on a classic medical drama and covers… April 4, 2009 Constance Hale Waiting for Death, Alone and Unafraid “Waiting for Death, Alone and Unafraid,” paints a portrait of Dr. Edwin Shneidman, a 90-year-old suicide prevention expert who longs to die. A single day provides an elegant frame for… April 3, 2009 Constance Hale Previous 1 … 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 … 44 Next
