Plus ça Change – April 11, 2026 The chapter I’m working on is very much “author’s conceit,” in that I’m jonesing to write this. It is history that presents a wonderful vehicle for the narrative. Abraham Lincoln visited New Orleans twice as a young man. There is legend that on… Continue reading
The Legend of Marie Laveaux These are the research articles and musing of my discoveries writing Laveaux: Mother. The oppression of slaves and free people of color in antebellum New Orleans has certain parallels in these days of modern times. The Making of Laveaux: Mother
Plus ça change – April 4, 2026 I have fun with this blog, toward two ends. I love to share what I discover from history. I also like to write about the process of writing, and that’s what this one is. I’m working on Chapter 10 (for now) in Laveaux:… Continue reading
Plus ça change – April 2, 2026 Real life is not neat with solid lines, clear boundaries, and binary conditions. Marie Laveaux owned slaves. That’s a fact. Many free people of color owned slaves. It was common. As horrific as this is to our sensibilities, this was the air within which… Continue reading
