"The horses and helicopters made national news, but intimate, microcosmic acts of tending and nurturing made life bearable for those who survived."
Gray Chapman writes about motherhood and mutual aid for The Bitter Southerner: https://bittersoutherner.com/2025/issue-10/mothering-at-the-end-of-the-world-asheville-hurricane-helene
THE BITTER SOUTHERNERMothering at the End of the World — THE BITTER SOUTHERNERAfter Helene, mothers held their infants tight as they swam to safety. Held their toddlers close as tree limbs crashed through their roofs. Held their teenagers fiercely after their kids witnessed death. From raging fires to record floods, more families across the U.S. are experiencing devastating i
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