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  •  The South Doesn’t Tell Its Secrets—They Settle Around You

           The American South has a way of speaking. Down here, the air holds onto secrets, sorrow, and the quiet weight of being human.  South Louisiana has its own way of revealing what lingers. Here are some ways Louisiana hints at her secrets…   Humid air presses memories into you. Floorboards creaking like they remember…

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  • 25 Things That Feel Like Poetry

    Anything can feel like poetry if you let it. Take it all in and see the beauty in the simplest moments of your life. Let it wash over you and inspire you to appreciate everything in what seems to be nothing. 1. A lit candle’s smoke swirling in the moonlight 2. Fog pouring off the…

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  • What Can You Burn to Feel Warm?

    Feel icicles on your eyelashes? Are snowflakes drifting from your words? Certain people, events, and emotions in our lives have a natural coolness that steals your inner spark, leaving you frostbitten. So, if you are shivering, here’s a list of things you can burn to warm up: Bridges to places that no longer serve you.…

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  • Echoes in a Southern Louisiana Home

    Anyone will tell you that Louisiana isn’t like anywhere else in the world. While it is part of the United States, Louisiana, especially south Louisiana, feels like its own little country. Full of bayous, lakes, boudin, and weekend festivals, south Louisiana will always give you something to talk about and a place to “pass a…

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  • What Wilted Roses Remember…

    We live in the moment now, but what happens when we slow down? When we are not able to jump in the car and drive to New Orleans on a whim? Or dance in the rain at midnight? All we will have is our memories… and I like to believe that all living creatures, even…

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