Alternate History
The Kingfish Reimagined: What If Huey Long Had Lived?
What if Huey Long hadn’t been assassinated? In this 1936alt timeline, America caps wealth, funds healthcare, and builds fairness from the bayou up.
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Society of the Vis-à-Vis
Opposition Letter: A Lady of Baton Rouge Denounces the New Society Section (1873alt)
In this 1873alt satire, a woman of “breeding” protests the rise of civic equality—before being flattened by poetic justice in the form of a horse.
Emiio Puig
Emilio Puig and the Books That Filled the Gaps: A River Parish Librarian Remembers
A school librarian in the 2018alt timeline remembers Emilio Puig—a quiet man who tried to fill their empty shelves with books, one box at a time.
Fictional Legends
Where the River Hid the Sky: A Bayou Tale of Memory, Mist, and the Unknown
An old man remembers a river that wasn’t on any map—a place where memory swam, time bent, and the bayou held more than just water.
1890alt
From the Sugar Rows to the Statehouse: Bernard Babtiste on Black Leadership in 1896alt Louisiana
In this 1896alt editorial, freedman Bernard Babtiste defends Black political legacy in Louisiana, remembering the years when they governed—and built.
1910alt
Where Her Teeth Went to Hollar | A Louisiana Ghost Story from 1916alt
In 1916alt Baton Rouge, a ghost with no name still moans through the winter cold. Some say it’s grief. Others say it’s abscessed teeth.
1960alt
The Flag That Never Flew: Imagining Louisiana’s Accord Flag in 1967alt
In 1967alt Louisiana, the Confederate flag faded before it flew. Two veterans, one flag, and a quiet revolution born under a cypress tree.
About the Author
The Archivist of Bayou Elsewhere What Happened to Louisiana? I ask myself that more often than I’d like to admit. What happened to this place that once knew how to feed itself, clothe its people, and tell its own stories without looking to a coast for permission? They say