I heard someone
I heard someone say: In 20 years, Louisiana will not be producing oysters anymore. I must tell the Oyster Queen, I said. She’ll know what to do. So I travelled Down the Road to where her reign begins. I entered … Read More
Here is Nick
Here is Nick in his past life as Mr. Incredible. This kid took dressing up to a whole new level, creating characters and imagining back stories and plot lines and nemeses for each one. As he outgrew superheroes, Chicago Fire … Read More
It’s the crack
It’s the crack of dawn, and these crabbing brothers have been hooking and shaking crab traps for two hours already. It’s brutally hard work that is dying out because of many reasons, but one of them is that Louisianans can’t … Read More
This is one
This is one tough little cookie, and it’s fitting that she has her feet firmly planted in the yard of the late, great Carmella Noto. Their names even rhyme. Arabella and Carmella. Bella and Mella. Forgive me for being nostalgic … Read More
There are certain
There are certain traditions followed by certain Southern ladies on Easter Day. All devotees of the Goddess, we celebrate birth and rebirth. We wear pretty dresses that harken the Spring and hats with representations of animals. Glass and stone jewelry. … Read More
Imagine my surprise
Imagine my surprise when the honest-to-god Easter Bunny shows up. He is always so dapper and can assist ladies with any sort of thing, whether it be holding the ladder steady or providing a shoulder to cry on when everything … Read More