UPDATE: We are deeply humbled by the outpouring of support. We're going to leave this up for a couple more days because everything helps and the costs Laura is about to incur - covered and not - are truly unfathomable. Thank you all!

Hi, friends! Our dear colleague, Laura Arata, lost her house in the Stillwater wildfires. By some grace, she was at the vet with her cats when the fire came through. She has her car, her cats, her phone, and the clothes on her back. As you can see in the photo, everything else is gone.

While we cannot replace her heirlooms, keepsakes, or memories, we can make sure she has all the essentials while she works with her insurance company.

As a side note: Laura also lost many of her books. If you have duplicates and would like to send them to her, you can do so at:

101 Social Sciences and Humanities

Oklahoma State University

Stillwater, OK 74078