GENERAL NEWS
Hope after Helene
In the days after Hurricane Helene devastated parts of Appalachia, award-winning South Carolina author Hope Clark wrote in her newsletter:
‘One of the best ways to ease your frustrations is to watch the world. …I have spent the last two afternoons attempting to work on a laptop against the wall in a tiny coffee shop in Chapin, SC. Sometimes people recognize me. At other times I am invisible. I am amazed at how people think nobody hears them when they sit at a table with a cup of coffee. … A teenager talked about her car running out of gas, and her boyfriend stealing something out of a convenience store. At the same time, another teen talks to a guy about downloading a video to learn how to do her math. A barista says she is stressed … A young man came in alone and depressed …A senior is confused about all the choices …