I did not suffer any losses, other than some time and food in a warm fridge. Some friends and colleagues--maybe some readers of this blog--suffered quite a bit.
Several have lost everything--everything. No home, car, clothing, nothing. Some are still homeless in evacuation centers or at friends'. A colleague's family business was destroyed. It may take many months--if ever--to recover. What path is taken now?
Admitting: I could be a little callous if not specifically told what the issues were; at times I'm more observant than perceptive. However, I am able to see the complicated layering of possession and loss; memory and its vivid resurrection. Indelible fingerprints of the past; how can they be recalled?
Found this photograph on the web from The Daily Beast, a Brooklyn paper, photographed in the ashes of Breezy Point.
Several have lost everything--everything. No home, car, clothing, nothing. Some are still homeless in evacuation centers or at friends'. A colleague's family business was destroyed. It may take many months--if ever--to recover. What path is taken now?
Admitting: I could be a little callous if not specifically told what the issues were; at times I'm more observant than perceptive. However, I am able to see the complicated layering of possession and loss; memory and its vivid resurrection. Indelible fingerprints of the past; how can they be recalled?Found this photograph on the web from The Daily Beast, a Brooklyn paper, photographed in the ashes of Breezy Point.
