What makes tradition Tradition?
Author Archives: Andrea Dupree
What does the Rougarou sound like?
what’s going?
Updated ART OF THE BAYOU some more. Oh, how this precious project is growing! …and there’s always room for more.
Scenes from Pittsburgh
mattress factory
opportunity for all
I began composing this post prior to the May 4th vote on school tax in Terrebonne parish. After serval trashed versions, here are my thoughts on the results of the vote and the state of public education in Louisiana. You don’t own a home in Terrebonne, so your vote isn’t valid. My family works andContinue reading “opportunity for all”
on being well
sometimes we “drop the ball” sometimes nothing is helpful don’t you worry, I’m looking for that ball
Poet Tree
“Poet Tree” Art Exhibition Presented by the Houma Regional Arts Council Thursday April 4th, 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Poetry Open Mic Music Video Art Visual Art “Exquisite Corpse” Refreshments My new(ish) co-worker imagined this event and I’m delighted to be a part of it. I’ll be unveiling some new works in video art (an hour’s worth,Continue reading “Poet Tree”
attention world
part one: method Tonight, the computer brightness can’t get right for my eyes, but this house box only allows for so much activity space, so I stay. I scroll through an oldish music library and every single song reminds me of something I want to forget. I want to just download my brain, where doesContinue reading “attention world”
Family history: Chitimacha
Pictured above is Amelia Kassel, a Chitimacha woman, mother to Daisy Brady (Leblanc, Banzhoff) and grandmother to Ivy Rose Leblanc Lind (my maternal grandmother). This connection to some of Louisiana’s first settlers invokes a sort of dizzying feeling and makes the feelings I’ve always had about the natural wonder of this place somehow mean somethingContinue reading “Family history: Chitimacha”
Heart
Today I had an EKG and gave a vial of blood away for testing. My heart beat is slower than average, but that’s not cause for worry…instead I’m obsessing over what’s in my blood and what could be causing this tension. I hear I should maybe try stretching my heart chakra. My insurance is crapContinue reading “Heart”