Writers Helping Writers

Caitlin R. Kiernan reports that, although she hasn’t heard from Poppy Z. Brite since she left New Orleans on Sunday night, she believes Brite is okay, and will notify her readers (many of whom are also Poppy’s readers) as soon as she gets new word. In the meantime, mutual friends have set up a private relief fund. They also note that Poppy’s devastated at having to leave behind about two dozen local cats for whom she’d been providing shelter and food, which led to the mention of Noah’s Wish, a relief organization that puts all its efforts into one project–rescuing animals from disaster areas. (Unfortunately, it looks like they won’t even be allowed into the city this time.)

Similar efforts are taking place within the romance community to help Larissa Ione, whose home in Gulfport, Mississippi, was completely submerged according to reports from her neighbors (she and her son had already made it to shelter while her husband works search-and-rescue operations for the Coast Guard). Stephanie Tyler provides detailed info on a planned charity auction, and Alison Kent describes suitable gift certificate donations.

UPDATE: Poppy posted two quick entries from a wireless place in Jackson, devastated but safe.

1 September 2005 | uncategorized |