By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Pages
Jun 30th, 2023
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review by MEREDITH MCKINNIE “Amma experienced commitment to one person as imprisonment. She hadn’t left home for a life of freedom and adventure to end up chained to another’s person’s desires.” Evaristo’s novel revolves around the lives of twelve black women in Europe. In a woven narrative of pasts ...
By Nathan Coker
In Features
Jun 30th, 2023
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article by VANELIS RIVERAphotography by KELLY MOORE CLARK When my younger brother started playing pickleball in 2021, I made fun of him. At the time, my impression of pickleball was that it was watered-down tennis, and I couldn’t imagine my weight-lifting, competitive sibling opting for anything less...
By Nathan Coker
In AskErin
Jun 30th, 2023
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by Erin Sharplin [email protected] I shared something similar to this article at the beginning of summer last year, but really thought it would be a good idea to share it again. As a professional organizer and mommy, I stand behind these tips and tricks and use them in my own personal li...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Artist
Jun 30th, 2023
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article by Starla Gatsonphotography by Kelly Moore Clark It’s no secret that energy is a common theme of Hooshang Khorasani’s art. He declares it in the first line of his artist statement — “Energy in nature and the world around me, in moving colors that show power, in the inner life o...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Kidz
Jun 30th, 2023
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article by Cindy G. Foust Happy Independence Day loyal readers as I hope this month’s article finds you and your family healthy and safe. Let’s time warp a for moment and think about where we all were this month three years ago. Can you say sci-fi movie? There we all were, hunkered down together, try...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Eats
Jun 30th, 2023
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article by Vanelis Riveraphotography by Kelly Moore Clark “First and foremost, it’s very important to note, I got out of the restaurant business to open a brewery. And I was pretty staunchly opposed to opening a restaurant in the brewery,” says James Earl Simpson, unironically. He had been transparen...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Icon
Jun 30th, 2023
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article by Georgiann Pottsphotography by Kelly Moore Clark Choudrant, Louisiana, is the center of John O’Neal’s world. He loves to recount that small town’s history and is proud of how the O’Neal family has played a part in its development for nearly 200 years. Their willingness to do whatever it tak...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Home
Jun 30th, 2023
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article by VANELIS RIVERAphotography by KELLY MOORE CLARK This year’s St. Jude Dream Home, built by BRACO Construction, is a beautiful testament to the Northeast Louisiana community’s generosity and love for those in need. The St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway is part of a larger-than-life mission to save...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Pages
May 31st, 2023
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review by MEREDITH MCKINNIE “Because something in him knew she’d be there. That she was waiting. Because that’s what mothers do. They wait. They stand still until their children belong to someone else.” Ocean Vuong’s memoir is equal parts harrowing and gorgeous, as evident in its title. I was drawn t...
By Nathan Coker
In Bayou Pages
May 31st, 2023
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review by MEREDITH MCKINNIE “Maybe our parents’ lives are imprinted within us, maybe the only fate there is is the temptation of reliving their mistakes. Maybe, try as we might, we will never be able to outrun the blood that runs through our veins. Or maybe we are free the moment we are born.” Nina [...
