There’s nothing that makes us happier when we hear from New Orleans and Gulf Coast locals that A.D. rings true, resonates, or just touches them in a meaningful way. The second anniversary of Katrina brought quite a bit of attention to A.D. but it’s extra special so see a discussion about our webcomic on the hugely popular blog Metafilter. Here, posters offered sentiments like, “[A.D] captures the spirit of the city, its neighborhoods, and the people in a way I’ve not seen elsewhere, and with great economy” and “I’m halfway through chapter 2, and even though I know what happened - in the general sense, at least - I have this ohgodwhatsgoingtohappennext feeling. Reckon I’ll be crying soon.”

As the thread continued, some readers were moved to tell their own Katrina stories. Our motto at SMITH is “Read a story. Write a story.” That’s the hope, really, that some of what you read here, whether it’s about Hurricane Katrina or an odd job you once had, inspires you to tell your story. After all, everybody has a story—sometimes even a whole bunch of them.