RESILIENCE WRIT LARGE

Five Altadena writers whose lives were upended by the Eaton fire reflect on loss and the persistence of creativity

- BY ERICA ZORA WRIGHTSON

CLOCKWISE from top left are Eaton fire survivors and writers Michelle Huneven, Desiree Zamorano, Sakae Manning, Bonnie S. Kaplan and Ashton Cynthia Clarke.

(CARLIN STEHL Los Angeles Times ARIANA DRESLER For The Times CHRISTINA HOUSE Los Angeles Times GENARO MOLINA Los Angeles Times)

For the many writers living in Altadena when the Eaton fire erupted last January, the flames took their houses, their places of refuge and inspiration, their community gathering centers and their archives.