Death 2 Normalcy

Gentle readers, I know that many of you, for whatever mystifying reason, have loved my Dean/Cas fics set in Galveston. “Crawl” was the first and best known, and I also added “Backstroke” and am nearly finished with “Freestyle”—only one more chapter left to post. I’ve been so humbled by and grateful for that interest; those two boneheads mean a lot to me, and so does East Beach, where the fics are set. Here’s the deal—that house on East Beach, where Cas lives in the fic? It doesn’t exist anymore, because that area was completely wiped out by Hurricane Ike in 2008. All the houses out there are new, built since then (and he’d never be able to afford one, they’re several million apiece). So I based the house on my childhood memories of my family’s two summer fishing camps, one in Galveston and one in Lake Charles/Holly Beach (also wiped out by Ike).

Now, Galveston is about to get pounded again. I evacuated on Wednesday and am five hours inland with my parents, totally safe—but my island’s not. If the predictions turn out to be true, Harvey is headed back to the Gulf to pick up a snack and then make landfall a second time—right over the top of my beloved island. When the storm surge combines with high tide, it fills up the ship channel behind the island, and then the only way for that water to get out is straight over the top of the island. Specifically, the east end, where I live. I walked out of my little house not knowing if I’ll ever see anything in it again. (Don’t worry: I got my guitar, my laptop, and my copy of Emily Dickinson.)

Every $10 you donate to my Dreams 2 Acts crowdrise before Sep 30 is one entry into a prize draw to win this fantastic Cain fan art by Scoutstiel/ConsultingCannibal. It’s also signed by Tim Omundson and is gorgeous quality! 

Every $10 you donate to my Dreams 2 Acts crowdrise before Sep 30 is one entry into a prize draw to win this fantastic Cain fan art by Scoutstiel/ConsultingCannibal. It’s also signed by Tim Omundson and is gorgeous quality! 

Every $10 you donate to my Dreams 2 Acts crowdrise before Sep 30 is one entry into a prize draw to win this fantastic Cain fan art by Scoutstiel/ConsultingCannibal. It’s also signed by Tim Omundson and is gorgeous quality!