Reflective Essays
Reflective essays on disaster, grief, outrage, and what becomes normal.
A. The Day I Realized Disaster Had Become Normal
The generators were what I noticed first. Not the collapsed houses with their interiors exposed to open air like broken dollhouses. Not the wet insulation…
B. The Day I Realized Outrage Had Replaced Grief
The shelter gymnasium never became fully dark. Even after midnight, fluorescent lights hummed softly overhead, casting the room in a pale…