by Rebecca Melançon | Jun 26, 2020 | Lagniappe
Think you’re a bigoted, close-minded, self-righteous jerk? Me neither. In fact, I would say I’m an enlightened, open-minded, self-righteous liberal. But I’ve had a lesson lately that I hope will open your eyes too. Many have been awakened by recent events to...
by Rebecca Melançon | Jun 7, 2020 | Lagniappe
I think not. If you ask anyone who knows me, the answer would be certainly not. But these times call for much more than a popular answer. They call for serious introspection, followed by serious action. Have a discussion! Start a group for a 21 Day Racism Challenge!...
by Rebecca Melançon | Jun 2, 2020 | The Intrepid Localist, Uncategorized
The pandemic has brought out the best and the worst of us. Or as my father used to say about Louisiana politics, both cream and scum rise to the top. I hope, in the long run, that this is good. We currently exist in an infrastructure of greed. But we can change that....
by Rebecca Melançon | May 28, 2020 | The Intrepid Localist
We are all anxious to leave this pandemic-ridden world and return to some form of normalcy. The community of friends and commerce where our everyday encounters provide both necessities and connectivity beckons. In our home-bound minds, it was a near perfect world. Or...
by Rebecca Melançon | May 14, 2020 | Lagniappe
The garden beckons. It’s a conspiracy of the most complicated kind. The Butterfly Vine taunts me with its tendrils inching far beyond its proper position in the garden. Today it’s tickling the Azaleas. Tomorrow it will attempt to strangle them. Murder in the first...
