For the past few weeks I’ve been procrastinating on finishing my latest short novel, a noir thing called Baseball on the Bayou: The Colton Lacombe Story. The book is 99% ready. Realistically, I could address the handful of small changes that still need to be made in an hour. But my feet continue to drag,Continue reading “Celebrating a Somewhat Trashy Novel”
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Baseball on the Bayou: The Colton Lacombe Story
Hi friends. I’m cheating this week, offering a sneak peek of the opening paragraphs of the next New Bayou Book. The first “inning” of that book will be posted here, for free and along with the audio, very soon. Meanwhile, I’d love to hear what you think. Also, before I let you go, I wantedContinue reading “Baseball on the Bayou: The Colton Lacombe Story”
Is the Tide Turning?
“The woke worm has turned” Piers Morgan Before I get into this week’s material–which is nothing more than a segue to a recent discussion on culture and art between Piers Morgan and Ben Shapiro–I want to address the somewhat political nature of some of my recent essays. To be clear, New Bayou Books is allContinue reading “Is the Tide Turning?”
On Doggy Diversity, an Excerpt from All Saints Day of the Dead
Hi friends. My kid is out of school this week, so my little family is off to the Ardennes, a picturesque area a few hours south of where we live. It’s like the Texas Hill Country of Belgium. As a bit of a cop out, but also because I want to introduce you to twoContinue reading “On Doggy Diversity, an Excerpt from All Saints Day of the Dead”
A Beer-Napkin Primer on Country Mardi Gras + A Complicated Story on Blackface
Listen on Spotify Mardi Gras here was totally different than the carnival, free-tits-and beer fest that was New Orleans. The tradition around here reflected the hardscrabble life that the earliest descendants in the region endured. It was a whole Catholic trip, wrapped up in poverty and revelry too. Masked riders would head out in bandsContinue reading “A Beer-Napkin Primer on Country Mardi Gras + A Complicated Story on Blackface”
No Offense or Anything . . .
Gimme rage!Like there’s tear gas in the crowdDo you wanna live out loud?But the air is barely breathingRise!Of the slums to the obsoleteThe dawn of the new airwavesFor the anti-social media Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day I’m facing a moral dilemma, and I need your help to sort it out. So, please, if you haveContinue reading “No Offense or Anything . . .”
Journey with the Reader | a guest blog from Peter P. Parrie
Hi friends. Here’s another guest blog . . . this one from the author of Ethan Park: A Legacy. I hope you enjoy it. Jason E.L. Doctorow once said, “Writing a novel is like driving a car at night. You can see only as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole tripContinue reading “Journey with the Reader | a guest blog from Peter P. Parrie”
Done, Done, and I’m On to the Next One (having nothing to do with Foo Fighters)
“The mission is to complete the project so you can move on to the next. That next one is a stepping-stone to the following work.” Rick RubinThe Creative Act: A Way of Being Tomorrow morning I will submit the latest New Bayou Book, due out in April, for copy editing. And while there’s still plentyContinue reading “Done, Done, and I’m On to the Next One (having nothing to do with Foo Fighters)”
Write with Abandon | a Guest Blog from Susan Sparrow
Hi friends. I’m thrilled to present this guest blog from one of my newest writer-friends, Susan Sparrow. She’s based in New Orleans . . . but we won’t hold that against her! 🙂 If you love this as much as I do, hit the like button to let us know. – Jason I’m uncomfortable givingContinue reading “Write with Abandon | a Guest Blog from Susan Sparrow”
Racing Towards Boring
“I wanna be the minority. I don’t need your authority. Down with the moral majority, cause I wanna be the minority.” Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day Sophomore year of high school, which would’ve been 1990, I started buying a Martin Luther King Jr. button from the lady at the Chevron station every January. She literallyContinue reading “Racing Towards Boring”
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