Feeling the Heat: What It Feels Like to Have a Fire Burn Over You

Written by Brendan O’Meara (Hey, Folks, subscribe to the blog via email over there =======>)

Now, I’ve never personally experienced this and hopefully I never will. But my good friend in letters Brian Mockenhaupt (listen to Hashtag CNF for more of Brian) wrote a piece for The Atlantic about Lathan Johnson, a fire fighter, about what it feels like to have a fire burn over him and live to talk about it.

“You’re not always going to be able to outsmart a fire,” Johnson said. “I thought for sure I’d never have to use a fire shelter, and then I find myself shaking out one, pretty thankful that I had it.”

Brian is an incredible reporter with the writing skills to turn that reporting in compelling narratives. Brian was anthologized in Mark Sager’s Next Wave: America’s New Generation of Literary Journalists.

Go check it out and definitely check out Brian’s latest in The Atlantic.

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