Belle Perdue
Dispatch from the General Store
A letter from our near-future, post-AI world—where Main Street is back, the internet is quiet, and the hardware store sells lemonade by the quart.
Real Voices
2025
Two Truths and a Coastline: Chevron's Verdict, Seen Both Ways
Chevron’s verdict might be a turning point—or just another delay in a long line of them. One writer sees it as too little, too late. Another sees the start of something real.
Gossip
Gossip from the West Bank
A snippy, sun-scorched sampling of small-town scandal, mosquito curses, and fish tales from the West Baton Rouge Sugar Planter, September 1881—reprinted for modern mischief-makers.
Community Stories
A Trip to Grosse Tete: Sunrises, Crocodiles, and Creole Weddings in 1853 Louisiana
A real letter to the editor from 1853 recounts a whimsical journey through Grosse Tete, where sunrises, soft-shelled turtles, and Creole weddings await.
Real Voices
The Louisiana Boys Who Never Came Home: Remembering Our D-Day Fallen, 81 Years Later
On the 81st anniversary of D-Day, we remember 33 sons of Louisiana who never came home. Their stories are written in blood and bayou soil.
Real Voices
The Reinvention: Finding Elsewhere in Louisiana
After divorce and displacement, Emilio Puig came to Louisiana with nothing to lose. What he found wasn't just reinvention—it was Elsewhere.
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.