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Quote #1257 - #FlashFloodFeelings
28 Sep, 2026
FLASH FLOOD FEELINGS
"Floods are never the answer to water scarcity."
Nkwachukwu Ogbuagu
"'It feels as if it's going on forever.'
'There isn't enough water in all the world to do that. Eventually it'll stop and the sun'll come out. Every flood stops in the end and goes down."
Philip Pullman
LA BELLE SAUVAGE
"It is these empty spaces you have to watch out for, as they flood up with feeling before you even realize what's happened."
Aimee Bender
I hid from the rains this weekend.
Didn't want to be in the flooded world.
Saw videos of trees battered by the winds,
water pouring down in torrents,
the damage left behind,
but I stayed safe inside.
That's privilege.
Not having to go out,
not having to be subjected to the elements.
I hid from the rains in my safe little space.
But that can cause its own kind of flood.
Feelings flooded my body
filling up the space,
just as rainwater
fills an empty hole in the ground.
We need to get out there--
there's not much time--
touch hearts
change minds
hopefully put some guard rails in place
some checks to power
some boundaries to reckless abuse of our entire country
including our entire economy
until two more years
when we can maybe finally
stop the insanity altogether
and have some real accountability as well.
But only if we get out there
and face the wind, the water,
all the feelings--
the flood.
Shellen Lubin
September 28, 2026
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