In The Eye: a collection of writings - Profits of this anthology go to Habitat for Humanity

The story behind this Nature anthology is one of destruction, determination, and true love for New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. Although many of the people who experienced Hurricanes Katrina and Rita left the region, many of them chose to return. It has been said, "You either love it or hate it, and if you live there long enough, you always go back." This book is a tribute to those who have chosen to stay and rebuild. Please make this project a success by ordering your copy of In The Eye: a collection of writings.

The writers of this anthology share a common ground in that their voices explore the muse of Nature. They understand that Man is indeed part of Nature. The element of water is a constant that runs throughout this anthology, along with Man and other living creatures scattered throughout the pages. Hurricane Katrina is not the first disaster to cause such devastation, nor will it be the last. However, Katrina brought much of the Gulf Coast and New Orleans to its knees, and to this date, it continues to have lingering, if not lasting effects. Some of these writings emphasize disaster while others remind us of the beauty that we behold in Nature, and some illustrate that precious balance that is so significant to our existence.

"Certain authors included here write not only on nature but by nature—using its lens, its tools for understanding. The result is vision by privileged means. A whale skeleton on a Colombian beach and wild horses in New Mexico, a blue heron, the Pleiades, a crane, and morning glories, like rivers, wetlands, droughts, storms, are themselves; but they are also everything they propose to the observer."—Catharine Savage Brosman

"Page by page, In the Eye evidences a regained sense of the beauty our region offers. These poems and stories also show a tremendous respect for the force of nature, for the permanence and power of water and wind. There’s no better place to pay such respect than in art which will bear that respect into perpetuity."—Jack B. Bedell