In Spain & South Africa, communities use restoration to ‘grow’ fire insurance (commentary)

Huddled shoulder to shoulder, a flicker of glowing orange illuminates the faces gathered around.

The world quiets.

The dark presses in from every side, and the cold with it.

At the center of it all, a fire is roaring.

Fire warmed us, fed us, and kept the dark at bay long after the sun went […]