people, places and things as i see and experience them
The house was a single shotgun on N. Prieur Street. Weathered peach-coloured paint covered the wooden siding. I opened the gate and walked up the short path to the steps. The old man on the porch nodded his head without … Continue reading Lower 9th Ward 1997 : Lô-haute 1927
en été y mouillait proche tous les après-midi nous-autres jeunes on couraient pour nous cacher juste au bord du toit de la galerie la pluie coulait eau fraîche et ça sentait les bardeaux de cipre Continue reading les bardeaux de cipre
QCBF : Quoi C’est Beausoleil Ferait / WWBD : What Would Beausoleil Do He’s become a larger than life figure in Acadian and Cajun folklore, that bougre Joseph “Beausoleil” Broussard. On one side, he’s revered as a resistance fighter hell-bent … Continue reading QCBF / WWBD
Dear Olive, You probably won’t remember me for very long, but I’ll always remember you. It’s not very often that I can instantly recall any one of the people on the thousands of tours I’ve led, much less the face … Continue reading Dear Olive
We’re visiting 4 Louisiana soldiers today. That’s what they call it here … not “seeing a grave,” but “visiting a soldier.” A lot of people come to see them. About 1,300,000 a year… more than 3,500 people every day that … Continue reading omaha beach, october 2012
I’m working remotely at the Starbucks in Hammond this morning, sitting with my computer at the big table near the door. I noticed him as soon as he shuffled in, the bent old man with the WW2 cap pulled low … Continue reading j.c.
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