Inside the Flames: The Untold Story of a Hotshot’s Fierce Battle for Survival
Despite the arduous labor, however, firefighting is immensely attractive to Selby. They describe themself at this time as someone gravitating towards intensity, both physical and mental. “I had never considered being gentle with myself or realized I was punishing myself,” they write, though by the time the reader encounters this line, Selby’s fortitude and strength have long since been made apparent. Pushing themself was, as Selby describes, more akin to self-penalization in the wake of childhood trauma, shame, and hardship. Selby’s inclination to challenge themself physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually, however, came at enormous cost. From hiking to clearing brush to hauling gear up mountains to extinguishing embers buried beneath the ground, Selby’s narrator may be tender towards nature, but far less tender towards themself.
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