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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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Tag: South Louisiana

Carpooling with Carlos, Ch. 11
Short Fiction

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

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

The Spirit of Patterson
Back to the Bayou, Short Fiction

The Spirit of Patterson

High above the west bank of the Missouri River in Atchison, Kansas, I strolled slowly down the red brick street, … Continue reading The Spirit of Patterson

PIA Over the Atlantic
Back to the Bayou

PIA Over the Atlantic

During the summer of 1979, prior to my sophomore year in high school, I started working at Ken’s Donut and Ice Cream Shop … Continue reading PIA Over the Atlantic

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