An Open Letter to Friends and Relatives of Hurricane Ida Survivors

Don’t let compassion fatigue keep you from checking in with those of us on the Gulf Coast

Janice Harayda

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The marina in my town after Hurricane Katrina destroyed it / Credit: National Weather Service

Dear Friends and Relatives,

Hello from the Gulf Coast of Alabama!

It’s been two days since the governor of Louisiana said that Hurricane Ida could be…

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Janice Harayda

Critic, novelist, award-winning journalist. Former book editor of the Plain Dealer and book columnist for Glamour. Words in NYT, WSJ, and other major media.