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Becoming Uncomfortable In America
Pierre Fontenot August 26, 2021 Comments Off on Becoming Uncomfortable In AmericaAm I the only one feeling less at home in America? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Read More »Meet John Bridges
Pierre Fontenot August 5, 2021 Comments Off on Meet John BridgesEvery kid gets asked, “What do want to be when you grow up?” Meet John Bridges. He knew it early, and he’s living it now. (That’s him on the left, with his cousin, playing
Read More »Double 90th Birthday Party
Pierre Fontenot July 15, 2021 Comments Off on Double 90th Birthday Party Read More »There Goes The Huey…
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Read More »Miss Leona’s 96th Birthday
admin June 3, 2021 Comments Off on Miss Leona’s 96th BirthdayHarry Methvin, a teacher, was “out junking,” when he spied an old one-room schoolhouse. Lady who lived next door, Miss Leona, had once been a student there. They’ve been friends ever since. “I
Read More »The Safe Months
Pierre Fontenot May 7, 2021 Comments Off on The Safe MonthsA Louisiana meteorologist recently posted this online, “Before y’all go yelling and screaming at me, be warned, the first projected numbers for the 2021 Hurricane Season come out tomorrow. I will share them, you
Read More »Quiet For A While
Pierre Fontenot March 25, 2021 Comments Off on Quiet For A WhileIt’s not unusual for me to post three Uncle P’s Bedtime Stories a week on the Eighty-one Facebook page. It was telling, when a friend texted me, “Just checking in. You’ve been silent.” By
Read More »Reacting To A Plane Crash
Pierre Fontenot March 4, 2021 Comments Off on Reacting To A Plane CrashA Cessna crashed in the coastal marsh, and I reacted to the bad news, even though I did not know either victim. I reacted because people I knew reacted, and their emotions rippled my
Read More »I Gave This Guy A Ride
Pierre Fontenot February 11, 2021 Comments Off on I Gave This Guy A RideTakes about 2000 steps to walk a mile. I see this guy walking, he’s got the cane, the limp. I pull over. I was prepared for him to be homeless – which he informed
Read More »Conversation With A Roofer
Pierre Fontenot January 21, 2021 Comments Off on Conversation With A Roofer“Pedro” was a year old when his family crossed the Rio Grande. Street schooled, his first teachers were Big Bird and Elmo, Bert and Ernie. “I learned a lot of English watching Sesame Street.”
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