Op-Ed: My memories of California, revived by fires

Illustration of verdant hills

By Kevin C. Pyle

Sept. 13, 2021 3:10 AM PT

Kevin C. Pyle is an illustrator and the author of several graphic novels and nonfiction books, including “Migrant: Stories of Hope and Resilience.”

Illustration of a man holding his phone and a cup of coffee

A boy plays with toy soldiers on the rocky edge of a fountain

Illustrations of verdant hills and funerals at a cemetery

Illustration of a goat eating brush on a hillside as two people watch

Illustration of people watching fire footage on TV

Illustrations of fire footage on TV and Disneyland against an orange sky

Illustration of the hills on fire around the Getty Center

A map of where the many fires have struck in California

Illustration of hills on fire against a smoky sky

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