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  • Ernest McMurray, “Papa Lumberjack”
  • Carpooling with Carlos, Ch. 16
  • Carpooling with Carlos, Ch. 15
  • Carpooling with Carlos, Ch. 14
  • Carpooling with Carlos, Ch. 13
  • Diamonds, Discovery and Déjà vu
  • Humble Beginnings, Generational Impact: The Felterman Family and the Shaping of a Small Town in South Louisiana
  • In memoriam of Mr. Frank Cali from Author Steve Achord
  • Carpooling with Carlos, Ch. 12
  • Carpooling with Carlos, Ch. 11
  • Blackberries & Baseball
  • Page Johnson
  • Summertime Joys: A Prelude to Some of my Favorite Memories
  • Fear, Pain, Death. A Letter from Mauthausen, Austria
  • Greyhounds & Saints
  • Carpooling with Carlos, Ch. 10
  • Carpooling with Carlos, Chapter 9
  • Carpooling with Carlos, Ch. 8
  • Hayrides and Hot Chocolate Memories
  • Carpooling with Carlos, Ch. 7
  • Carpooling with Carlos, Ch. 6
  • Carpooling with Carlos, Chapter 5
  • Carpooling with Carlos, Chapter 4
  • Carpooling with Carlos, Chapter 3
  • Carpooling with Carlos, Chapter 2
  • Shrimp Boats
    Carpooling with Carlos, Chapter 1
  • Amelia Earhart
    The Spirit of Patterson
  • Flint Hills Panorama
    She Doesn’t Mind at All
  • Football & Frito Pies
  • You Want it When?
  • The Journey
  • Things High School Seniors Do
  • 1976
  • Boys, Here’s Poydras Street
  • Pinball Wizard Wannabe
  • A Screwball and a Gayla Bat Kite
  • Momma Said Yes
  • Flooded Streets
  • Things I Miss
  • On The Water
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Carpooling with Carlos, Ch. 10
Short Fiction

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
Short Fiction

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

Carpooling with Carlos, Ch. 8
Short Fiction

Carpooling with Carlos, Ch. 8

The infusion of moisture from the Gulf and the lingering effects of another humid and miserably hot day gave West … Continue reading Carpooling with Carlos, Ch. 8

Carpooling with Carlos, Ch. 6
Short Fiction

Carpooling with Carlos, Ch. 6

Chaos produces calm… in the midst of unbalance and confusion, outside and fringe elements seize on the distractions of the … Continue reading Carpooling with Carlos, Ch. 6

Carpooling with Carlos, Chapter 5
Short Fiction

Carpooling with Carlos, Chapter 5

A late August tropical depression that had formed days earlier in the Bay of Campeche arrived in the grassy marsh … Continue reading Carpooling with Carlos, Chapter 5

Carpooling with Carlos, Chapter 4
Short Fiction

Carpooling with Carlos, Chapter 4

Robert Kennedy wouldn’t let it go. Same for his brother John. At least that’s what every bookie, hustler, loan shark, … Continue reading Carpooling with Carlos, Chapter 4

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