A Disaster Story by Dana Goodyear
- Pamela Conley Ulich
- Sep 25
- 1 min read
One of the best records of real loss by Dana Goodyear. I recommend you listen to
her audio. It's disturbing and divine at the same time.
"Our target species is a Papaver californicum, a fire poppy,” he said. “That’s the crème.” Fire poppies are rare, germinating only in the presence of karrikins, a chemical compound in smoke, which awakens them from dormancy. Dark orange, wrinkly, with white centers, they were valued by California’s Indigenous peoples for their pain-killing properties."
This article is like the fire poppy - its dark and wrinkly but it's so necessary. Will Los Angeles go the way of Pompei or will we rebuild better and stronger?
God only knows.
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