Katya Cengel

Katya Cengel is a freelance writer and author whose work has appeared in Smithsonian Magazine, New York Times Magazine, and Marie Claire among others. Her 2019 memoir, From Chernobyl with Love: Reporting from the Ruins of the Soviet Union, received an Independent Publisher Book Award.

When a devastating tornado struck Dawson Springs, Kentucky, a marching band photo took flight and traveled more than 100 miles away from home. Its journey unearthed more than two decades of local history.
By Katya Cengel
band photo dawson springs
When a devastating tornado struck Dawson Springs, Kentucky, a marching band photo took flight and traveled more than 100 miles away from home. Its journey unearthed more than two decades of local history.
By Katya Cengel
band photo dawson springs