Dispatches from Storyville

Category: Stuff I Like

  • La Tricoteuse

    Neither the threat of a looming recession nor monthly economic blackouts can keep a real clothes horse down, so, at the start of Mardi Gras Break, I committed to doing less doomscrolling and more sewing. In addition to keeping my wardrobe nice and full, sewing calms my mind in a way even writing can’t. Writing…

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  • Spare Parts

    Let me preface this: I’m not saying anything supernatural is happening here, but I’m not not saying that, either. But when I wish for things, sometimes the Universe cranks it up to 11. For instance, I feel mildly responsible for the current state of…<gestures wildly at everything>. You see, even as a wee Phelan, I…

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  • Beautifully Absurd

    Fourteen years ago, I landed what was, at the time, one of my dream jobs: theatre critic for my local newspaper, the Shreveport Times. My tenure lasted only about a year – after I married The Guy, who, at the time, acted frequently in community theatre productions, the editor of the paper felt I could…

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  • Going Boldly

    Last night, Charlotte told me she prefers Star Wars to Star Trek. I would’ve rather she punched me directly in the face. In fact, I told her so. As a lifelong Trekkie, this revelation was far worse than finding out she likes McDonald’s McRib and powdered coffee creamer. Growing up in rural East Texas, my…

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