To read.

I met Thomas Lake at a Poynter writing conference and was completely blessed by his humility and perceptions on writing, life, and stories.

And then I read one of his articles.

This story is an amazing piece of work, about a high school football player who ran himself to death at practice.

The things I love about this article: Christ figure/perfection/power/surrender motifs throughout; The organization of the article leads you through with a chugging "engine." You want to know what happened at the practice and afterward, but you don't get all the details at once. Also, the mini profiles of all the main players/personalities. And the ending.