Fire Weather

My Thomas Fire PTSD is triggered — how about yours?

Hello readers — I’m sure you, like me, are devastated by the stories and images coming out of the Pacific Palisades, Malibu, Altadena, and communities across Los Angeles County.

I’ve spent the last few days on the edge of tears. A ferocious anxiety in my chest that tightens when the wind gusts and a question on loop in my mind:

Is this what it’s like now?

Is this really what life is like now?

And there’s nothing but sunshine in the forecast.