Fiction Category

Food: Hearty Feasts for Winter Days

Cold-weather menus from local restaurateurs and a farmer BY KATE JONUSKA Few joys can top a lovingly prepared feast on a cold winter day. In fact, when the days grow chilly, our homes often grow warm with family and friend get-togethers. Boulder Magazine asked three local foodies to share their favorite menus to help your […]

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Food: Cannabis Dinners

Bringing marijuana into the realm of fine dining BY KATE JONUSKA White wine is for fish. Red wine is for beef. By remembering those basics, a food lover can squeak by in most of the wine-drinking world. Of course, youʼre not in most of the wine-drinking world, but in an envelope-pushing state where diners may […]

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Profile: Truth Be Told

Local storytelling ‘slams’ connect community BY KATE JONUSKA The competition was fierce. Eleven winners from previous rounds battled live on stage, projecting their voices and baring their souls to an audience of hundreds in hot pursuit of the coveted Truth Be Told All-Star Grand Slam prize. “I won a no-expenses-paid vacation!” crowed Nancy Norton, the […]

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Travel: Special-needs summer camps

This article published in the Denver Post’s 2016 Summer Camp section. Special-needs camps provide welcome respite for kids and families Camp can give kids with disabilities a week just to be kids By Kate Jonuska Special to The Denver Post Every summer at Camp Wapiyapi, kids zipline through meadows against the backdrop of the Rocky […]

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Travel: Pet-friendly hotels

This article published in the Denver Post on Nov. 20, 2015.  Pet-friendly hotels in Colorado cater to canines, even in ski season Pups get all the perks of upscale lodging By Kate Jonuska Special to The Denver Post Returning guests are often happy when they walk into the Antlers at Vail Hotel, but those who […]

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Short Fiction: Desire Designed

Written as part of BROAD Literary Magazine‘s Sexy Robot Month. By Kate Jonuska Her toenails were French manicured, a sliver of white on each shapely toe. Her ears were pierced four times on the right side along an almost elven curve of upper cartilage. Her ass was ripe, smooth and unquestionably amazing. Seen from behind, […]

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Food: Healthy meal-delivery

Healthy, whole foods, delivered to your door — too good to be true? Ready-to-cook meal services say they’re offering fast, easy, healthy dishes at home. Here’s a look at whether they deliver. By Kate Jonuska Special to The Denver Post Forget about looking for recipes, making lists, grocery shopping or reading labels. While we’re at […]

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Health: Metabolism in menopause

Metabolism changes present fitness challenges in menopause By Kate Jonuska Special to the Denver Post This article published in the April 21, 2015 edition of the Denver Post. No one’s ashamed of their hot flashes at Krissy O’Brien’s women-only exercise programs. “My ladies like to call them ‘personal summers,’ ” says O’Brien, who owns and […]

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