Carpooling with Carlos, Ch. 16
Dark clouds moved in from the Gulf of Mexico toward Morgan City. A lone St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s deputy, driving … Continue reading Carpooling with Carlos, Ch. 16
Category: Short Fiction
Carpooling with Carlos, Ch. 15
While bikers and their babes, hoodlums and ho’s were partying at the Newport Motel in Morgan City, Thomas Messina was … Continue reading Carpooling with Carlos, Ch. 15
Carpooling with Carlos, Ch. 14
The Newport Motel in Morgan City, La., held many secrets. Secrets shared over drinks in the hotel bar. Secrets sprawled … Continue reading Carpooling with Carlos, Ch. 14
Carpooling with Carlos, Ch. 13
Even criminals, for the most part, took the day off and participated in the revelry known world-wide, where decadence reigned and beads and doubloons rained from Napoleon Ave, down St. Charles Ave., around Lee Circle all the way to Canal Street. Continue reading Carpooling with Carlos, Ch. 13
Carpooling with Carlos, Ch. 12
It was an odd request. But then again, how do you say it is a request when the questiixxon is … Continue reading Carpooling with Carlos, Ch. 12
Carpooling with Carlos, Ch. 11
Returning from another trip to Morgan City, Thomas Messina eyed the various makes and models of cars and trucks that … Continue reading Carpooling with Carlos, Ch. 11
Summertime Joys: A Prelude to Some of my Favorite Memories
“Then followed that beautiful season… Summer…. Filled was the air with a dreamy and magical light; and the landscape Lay … Continue reading Summertime Joys: A Prelude to Some of my Favorite Memories
Fear, Pain, Death. A Letter from Mauthausen, Austria
Turner Classic Movies recently showed, The Longest Day. This 1962 epic film tells the story of the D-Day Invasion of … Continue reading Fear, Pain, Death. A Letter from Mauthausen, Austria
Carpooling with Carlos, Ch. 10
The sweet, smoky fragrance of burning sugarcane found its way into the cabin of Thomas Messina’s Chevrolet Impala as he … Continue reading Carpooling with Carlos, Ch. 10
Carpooling with Carlos, Chapter 9
Despite better weather and no real damage to his French Quarter apartment following the recent storm, Pete Franklin was in … Continue reading Carpooling with Carlos, Chapter 9
Pinball & Preachers 