#1: “A Brevard Woman Disappeared, but Never Left Home,” by Michael Kruse, St. Pete Times
#2: “The Falling Man,” by Tom Junod, GQ
#3: “The Wreck of the Lady Mary,” by Amy Ellis Nutt, Newark Star-Ledger
#4: “Almost Human,” by Mary Roach, National Geographic
#5: “Mrs. Kelly’s Monster,” by Jon Franklin, Baltimore Evening Sun
#6: “The End.” by Ben Ehrenreich, Los Angeles magazine
#7: “The Comedian’s Comedian’s Comedian,” by Amy Wallace, GQ