A perfect day | Bonus essay
Friends,
Like many of you, I have watched from afar the reports of the devastation from Hurricane Helene as it ripped across the southeast of the US. The mountains of Western North Carolina were especially hit hard, leaving hundreds dead and thousands homeless.
Having spent many fine days and weeks in those mountains and having deep close friendships with people who have built lives there, I am devastated and, frankly, numb…
