Category Archives: New Orleans

Bossier on the brain

Posted on August 29, 2011 by sally

J.S. Bossier, you are on my mind. I think about you in the moments of soft denial that I can remain in bed wrapped in a homemade quilt and the assumption that the day will wait for me. I think about … Continue reading →

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Code of Honor: Guidelines to Dueling

Posted on August 25, 2011 by sally

Everyone is familiar with a duel. After an altercation occurs and virtue is disputed, two men meet on a field, draw weapons, measure off their predetermined paces, aim and fire (or slash each other, depending on the weapon of choice). … Continue reading →

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Historical Snitching

Posted on August 17, 2011 by sally

No one likes a tattletale. I don’t. But, in the arena of historical research, if you discover that something is not correct, you almost have an obligation to point it out. Regardless if it is the most minute detail. One … Continue reading →

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