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

A Few From Colorado

Fresh voices dept.

Check out Meghan Murphy at the Greeley Tribune.



The Good Word: From a distance, K.J. Tencza looks a little bit punk rock, a little bit hippie. He wears long khaki shorts, grungy Saucony sneakers, and he has a head full of dreadlocks.



Look closer.



His T-shirt says, 'XXXchurch.com, The #1 Christian Porn site.' His right forearm sports a colorful portrayal of the Garden of Eden. On his elbow, a web, a symbol of entrapment in sin. On his tricep, Christ on the cross being crucified. Below that, the flames of hell. And tucked next to his breast, the angelic blue face of Jesus looking down from heaven.



When Tencza first speaks, his words don't flow smoothly. He stutters, which…

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