Katy L. Wood

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Explorations in disaster media and how we tell the stories of our worst, and our best, moments through novels, movies, and other forms of popular media.
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A watercolor style digital illustration of four people standing in a line, visible only from mid-upper arms down. The person on the left is in civilian clothes, the second person is in wildland firefighter clothes, the third is in civilian clothes, the fourth is in wildland firefighter clothes. All are standing on green grass, but at the bottom of the image the grass is being burned away by a line of small flames. Over the bottom of the image are the words “Hold the Line” in red and “By Katy L. Wood” in orange.

Hold the Line

An original comic about the state of wildland fire. Written and illustrated by Katy L. Wood.

5 hours ago2 min read

The Stranger Things Ending Was Not An Ending (We Suck At Endings)

An examination of how so much of our media struggles with endings, and how the finale of Stranger Things exemplifies this.

Jan 25 min read

An illustrated mockup of a playset based on a wildland fire engine.

Wildland Firefighters Deserve Fun Children's Museum Exhibits Too!

A post exploring a potential design for a children's museum exhibit based on wildland firefighting.

Mar 29, 20253 min read