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Personal essay of my experience during Harvey

How the Astros World Series Uplifted Flood Victims and Long Time Fans

Poem

As a native Houstonian, I've lived through other hurricanes and the damage of Tropical Storm Allison, but never believed I would witness rain and flooding like Harvey. I wrote this piece on the third day, struck by the persistence of the rain and the…

Shoes On- A Sermon Preached at Christ Church Cathedral, Houston on 10 September 2017. A Personal Reflection on Callaham's experience of Harvey. This Sermon is also available in audio format at…

Houston Strong is a chapter from the new book Ride It Out: Transforming Storms Into Greatness, a newly released book dedicated to Hurricane Harvey Survivors. The book is an inspirational memoir on how to transform the painful storms in life and…

article published in Gray Matters about writing with children after the storm

hurricane diary I kept during Harvey

I was inspired to write this poem as I watched the news during Harvey. I had family members who had to be rescued from their homes, and I waited desperately to hear that they were safe. I went through Alison, and I felt it in my spirit to write this…

I wrote a poem days before Harvey for Gray Matters asking Hurricane Harvey to spare the rest of my family, to take me if it needed to take anyone. Our house was flooded with three feet of water. The poems after the flood were written for my…