Archive for the 'Destination' Category

Destination Story Category—Silver Winner: Somewhere Beyond Time

Sunday, March 11th, 2007

by Michael Shapiro
“Come, I’d like to show you something,” says Jan Morris, the eminent Welsh author. We’re at the rustic Pen-y-Gwryd, a 200-year-old lodge clinging to the foothills of Mount Snowdon, Wales’ highest peak, where climbers Edmund Hillary, John Hunt, and others trained for 1953 Everest expedition. After a hearty lunch of steak pie and [...]

Grand Prize Bronze Winner: Castles in the Sky

Thursday, March 1st, 2007

by Jennifer Baljko
I close my eyes, hoping not to witness imminent destruction. A young child, about five years old, hovers two stories above the ground, barely balancing on top of a shaky pillar of flesh. I can’t resist. Despite the pounding in my chest, I peek through my fingers and watch another boy scamper towards [...]

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