A story of how people are helping each other in the aftermath of Hurrican Katrina. Photographer Clayton James Cubitt’s Mum was hit hard in Slidell, Louisiana, losing everything but her life and her son - suffering in the same way that many have, yet escaping some of the horrors that we have heard in gratuitous detail on the various news networks.

I told my mom to roll. No more motel-living in Vegas. No more quasi-homelessness. She rolled.

In the meantime, Kenny had taken to calling the beautiful little trailer they had for my mom East of Eden, and that’s an indication of how sensitive they were to my mom’s perceptions and needs. This was not charity, this was giving and relief in it’s purest form. Selfless, empathic. They had furnished the place sparingly but tastefully, knowing my mom would want to pad her own nest. The attention to detail was astounding. Pots, pans, dishes, bedding, silverware, glasses, appliances, bathroom items, household items, all left in its packaging, so my mom could put it where she wanted it. A local business had donated a computer. There was a ginormous TV, cable, high-speed internet. [more…]