Katrina
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Anniversary
Last year, about this time, I was in a funk before Katrina struck, and then — in my deep nest in front of the television — sunk further down. I watched Americans pleading for help that did not come, and did not come — knowing with a dark certainty at my center that if these… Continue reading
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Missing
CNN is showing photos of missing children. I glance up from my computer to see: India Brogan Age 3 Missing From: New Orleans, LANo photo available And I wonder, boy? girl? Irish? Creole? Some branch of my own thorny family tree? India Brogan, Age 3: May you be safe. Continue reading
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Critters for Critters
From Shelley at Burningbird: I decided to try and put together an auction: Critters for Critters. What I’m hoping to do is get people to contribute one or more of their favorite critter photos that can be printed out at 8 x 10 (or close to it in size). I’ll add my own photos to… Continue reading
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noah’s second day
From noah, at the Well. Posted with his permission. Today was my second day working at the evacuation center. I arrived a little after 9 a.m. The first person I saw was shooting baskets on one of the goals the City’s Parks and Recreation Department had set up for people. One of the things I… Continue reading
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noah’s day
From noah, at the Well. Posted with his permission. This was my day today: I worked with Katrina evacuees today. I work in the public affairs office of the City of Raleigh. On Monday, 397 evacuees were flown to RDU airport and brought to the former Nortel training facility in west Raleigh to be housed.… Continue reading
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