Tag: humor
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François Marcantel Immigrates to Louisiana
Okay, so this isn’t strictly speaking a piece about writing and/or books, but I am a Southerner with a legacy of literary compatriots (Faulkner, Welty, O’Connor, Lee (a couple of those), Capote, etc.; and you all have read them – right?), so this puts the topic at hand in the ballpark, more or less. You…
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François Immigrates to America, Part Deux – Or Frankie, Jr.
Continuing the family saga: François Marcantel stayed in Louisiana; he didn’t have much choice (see here) and married and, as usually happens, in the fullness of time had children. The oldest son also was named François. We in the family know him as Frankie, Jr. Along about 1788, Frankie, Jr. became involved with his wife’s sister, and not…
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