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If I Had But One

Pierre Fontenot June 9, 2016 Comments Off on If I Had But One

If I had but one advice for teenage me it would be, “Your elders are smarter than they talk, steadier than they walk, and more than they do.” At 15 I saw the What,

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The Performance Of Her Life

Pierre Fontenot May 18, 2016 Comments Off on The Performance Of Her Life

My father answered The Call.  I don’t know if they still use that phrase, but in the 1950’s, someone like my father, who was supposed to continue on in the family farming business could

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My Grandmother’s Kitchen

Pierre Fontenot May 4, 2016 Comments Off on My Grandmother’s Kitchen

She never had a dishwasher.  Never had marble countertops.  Never even had painted cabinets. Tell her what she didn’t have and she’d be too polite to offend you, but she’d be thinking, ‘I used

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The Lullaby Of Cajun French

Pierre Fontenot April 21, 2016 Comments Off on The Lullaby Of Cajun French

…where the story begins with the author declaring himself a “Token”… _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ In my 20’s I was a novelty. I’d moved to the big city

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THE LITTLE HERO HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT

Pierre Fontenot April 6, 2016 Comments Off on THE LITTLE HERO HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT

His daughters didn’t know much about World War II, except what they learned from school, or John Wayne movies.  He kept the medal hidden away in a dresser drawer. To me, all he was,

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WORK ETHIC

Pierre Fontenot March 17, 2016 Comments Off on WORK ETHIC

I pulled into a grocery store. Round and round I went, looking for a parking spot. Many an empty spot, but for shopping carts, just left where they’re left. I see a man, too

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ANONYMITY

Pierre Fontenot March 3, 2016 Comments Off on ANONYMITY

I was just a kid, I’d done something dumb, was walking around like Judas at a reunion of the Twelve Apostles, until an adult stepped in and said, “There ain’t a single Chin in

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PEYTON MANNING’S LAST RODEO

Pierre Fontenot February 18, 2016 Comments Off on PEYTON MANNING’S LAST RODEO

Years ago, when player behavior was only bad and not yet Bad, I said these words, “If I had a son, and we were watching football on a Sunday afternoon, I’d be constantly saying,

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YOU CAN’T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT

Pierre Fontenot February 4, 2016 Comments Off on YOU CAN’T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT

Conversation over brunch, the topic went towards how casual America has become, how rare it is to see men wearing suits…and I, wearer of blue jeans, black pocket T’s, and white tube socks…I, a

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MAY YOU BE GENTLE, 2016

Pierre Fontenot January 21, 2016 Comments Off on MAY YOU BE GENTLE, 2016

When I was a kid I thought each new year was an adult, a Santa Claus of the calendar, born in full health and vigor on January 1, here to bring me a giant

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