What the Hell Happened to the Pool?

All water here has a cycle connected to the seasons. The pool in my sister’s yard has such a cycle, and, therefore, it is oddly connected to nature. In times past, in the golden years, we would leave chemicals in … Read More

The First Boil

It’s the first boil of the season, and the wind has knocked down the fence again. My sister and them have had to construct a barricade of backyard detritus so the dogs don’t get out. Ashley is in from Mississippi, … Read More

Between Arabi and Chalmette

There is this strip of land between Arabi and Chalmette right after the Autozone where the St. Claude bus drops you off. A sort of no man’s land where ghosts buy their smokes and spend their last dollars on toys … Read More

*******ELEKTRIK MARDI GRAS ENDS HERE*******a story in words and pictures This was Mardi Gras 2011

Mardi Gras Day We start out by walking down Burgundy at 8 a.m. to avoid the crowds. We have to get from Canal St. to the Marigny for Gretchen’s breakfast in less than 30 minutes. I’m in full on Disco … Read More

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