Peter Kinney articles

LIFESTYLE

The Perfect LifeLook, I've known Daniel since college, and I can honestly say he's one of those guys who just gets life right. Smart without being obnoxious about it, decent career in finance, good sense...

LIFESTYLE

The ScreamingI heard the screaming before I even reached the ER's main corridor. It wasn't the usual sounds you get used to in emergency medicine—the groans, the confused elderly patients calling for help, the occasional...

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Romeo and Juliet has nothing on the tale of Peter I of Portugal and his lady love, Inês de Castro. Passion, drama, blood, and despair mark this tragic real-life story. Bring out the tissues, because trust us, anyone who reads these facts is going to need them.

LIFESTYLE

The Weight of Small HandsJake was drawing with sidewalk chalk when he looked up at me with those big, serious eyes. 'Daddy, why do you look sad?' he asked, setting down the blue chalk that...

LIFESTYLE

The First Red FlagSo this happened about two years ago when I was managing an event space downtown. The venue wasn't anything fancy—just a renovated warehouse with exposed brick and decent lighting that we rented...

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There were lots of interesting figures in the Wars of the Roses. Richard III was the most ruthless, Margaret of Anjou was the most conniving, and Elizabeth of York? She was the most beautiful—but there's so much more to her than that. From her precarious childhood to her life in captivity to her devastating end, Elizabeth of York's dark life story was one for the ages.

LIFESTYLE

The Fresh StartLook, I'm not going to pretend we were buying some mansion or anything crazy like that. The house was a modest three-bedroom colonial with blue shutters and a driveway that actually fit two...

LIFESTYLE

The Moment Everything ChangedI'd taken the first aid course as an elective because it seemed like an easy A, honestly. Never thought I'd actually use any of it. But there I was in Mr. Hendricks'...

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The Room at the End of the HallSo there I was, stuck in a hospital room for what my doctor called 'observation'—basically, they wanted to monitor some irregular test results that were probably nothing but...



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