No Kings in Estes Park

Before the winds kicked up over Estes Park, some big news—I’m now writing for Westword, the Denver alt-weekly that inspired me back when I was just another kid chasing stories and bad coffee downtown.

Author’s Note

Before we jump into the No Kings in Estes Park story, I wanted to share some good news.

When I was a teenager exploring Denver’s underbelly, I picked up my first copy of Westword—that holy relic of Colorado counterculture—and thought, One day, I want to write for these people. It was the closest thing I could find to The Village Voice after …