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e. l . wood is a native of birmingham, alabama. he grew up on the urban streets of dallas, texas before attending college at houston baptist university where he earned a b. a. in english and psychology. after a year of teaching high school english in the public schools of houston, e. l. wood attended sam houston state university where he earned a master’s degree in english. after bouncing around the deep south for several years, he finished his ph. d. in american literature before 1900 at the university of southern mississippi. e. l. wood has been teaching in some capacity since 1992 and has taught for a local community college since 1995. in his spare time, e.l. wood enjoys reading, movies, and the outdoors. he is personally acquainted with several search and rescue teams around the southeast. he is married to the lovely and gracious a. c. they have a daughter (special k), and one dog. They reside in h'burg, deep south. in addition to being the sole proprietor of the gandy dancer billiard parlor, e. l. wood dabbles in folk art and the occasional cultivation of a handlebar mustache.

Monday, February 18, 2013


Tornado coming down Hardy Street on Sunday, Feb 10, 2013

 

Most of the old oak trees in front of USM are gone. In parts of the city, the view of the landscape has been drastically altered.


 
This is a picture of the USM alumni house that sits/sat at the corner of Hardy and 49.











This is how lots of houses we are working on look.












What is left of Westminster Church, one of my favorite buildings in town.













Another shot of housing damage.




















Special K with a wheelbarrow full of debris.





In areas of town from Oak Grove through Hattiesburg and into Petal the damage is as bad as you could imagine.  If you are reticent to believe in miracles, you should stand in some of these spots and wonder how not one single person was killed.

A special thanks to CBA, CBF, and other volunteers we have worked with over the last week.  I met and worked with folks from Pennsylvania, Michigan, Alabama, and Arkansas.  There are countless others here in H'burg helping from all over the country.  Thank you for your support and your help.
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