Gangrey
Vol. I · No. 1Prolonging the Slow Death of NewspapersEst. 2026

One Desperate Night

In a break from tradition, I'm just posting the tease.

A man jumps off the Mass. Ave. bridge into a cold, choppy Charles River. In an instant, his best friend dives in after him. Theirs is a story of lives forever altered.

Now, go read Neil Swidey.

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