Haw Creek Press

11/29/2025

Just in time for Thanksgiving, we sent another donation to MANNA FoodBank in Western North Carolina. The funds are from profits from the sale of our book, Stronger than the Storm: Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina. https://a.co/d/5VQbvtV

So far, donations we've made from the book -- all of the profits -- have enabled MANNA to provide 50,000 meals to neigbors in need.

It's hard to believe that just a year ago most of us were just getting water back after the late September 2024 storm. We were staring down heartbreaking challenges -- including MANNA, whose building near our office was destroyed. Together, we've helped each other through. Thanks to all who have supported the book, and to all who have helped the recovery effort in other ways.

10/11/2025

"I'm glad this book is in the world."
-- Mitch Hampton, podcaster

Listeners, this month's main episode is a very meaningful one to us for...

10/09/2025

"This book has allowed me to remember in a safe, protected way. Each writer, poet, artist has begun the process of alchemizing the trauma and points the way for my path in the recovery."

-- unsolicited email comments about Stronger than the Storm: Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina. Editor, Shelley McKechnie

10/07/2025

"I just completed my first read of Stronger than the Storm: Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina. I am overwhelmed by memories and emotions from those days almost one year ago."

-- unsolicited email comments from a reader of Stronger than the Storm: Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina. Book edited by Shelley McKechnie

10/05/2025

"I think it's an amazing book for feeling connected to others who have experienced loss"

- unsolicited email comments about Stronger than the Storm: Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina. Edited by Shelley McKechnie

10/03/2025

Nearly one year after Helene struck, writers and artists donated all the profits (so far) from our book Stronger than the Storm: Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina. Together we decided to give to MANNA FoodBank, who will use our gift to provide 30,000 meals to neighbors.

The book has also helped the local economy during a time when the storm tanked tourism (temporarily): It's added profits of nearly $20,000 to local stores who sell our book.

Best of all, the heartfelt essays, poems, and artwork in the book have helped people heal. Since the book was published in February, we've traveled across western North Carolina to do a dozen or so book readings, creating a safe space to talk about our shared trauma. Countless hugs!