We
arrived at his apartment. It was on the
second floor. The apartment building had
a rustic, fire house sort of feel. It
was about four stories high with ruby red brick. The side walk had designated parking spots
for each apartment. He carried my
bags. I only had a carry on. He never did let me do much for myself. When he opened the door the first thing I saw
was the most beautiful apartment in the world.
It was very spacious. The hallway
to the living room had paintings, mirrors, and decorations that all seemed to
flow together like a river of perfect design.
Chris could not have put together this apartment. And he would never hire someone to design. A woman definitely designed this
apartment. Actually, a woman definitely
lived here. There was a purse on the
coffee table. Before I could finish my
thought, a tall slender black woman walked from the kitchen and lit up at the
sight of us two.
There’s nothing that hurts more than when we lose someone from our Louisiana Words family. But, the beauty of our writing movement is that the words of our loved ones live on with us. On June 20th, 2023, Louisiana Words Allstar, Jorge Arturo, moved on from this world leaving our hearts broken. He was a charismatic and talented human being. Jorge resided in New Orleans, LA and had been active on Louisiana Words for over a year. To honor Jorge’s life and work, we will be sharing his writing and live performances all Summer 2023. Please help keep his spirit alive by sharing his work. We know that Jorge’s words will connect with our readers and we hope to keep his spirit alive. Jorge’s first submission: “The Dog Show” debuted on February 6th, 2022 and is his most successful piece to date. In 2022, Jorge spent 10 weeks in the top with “The Dog Show,” “Weavers,” “They Say Love Kills, This Time It Really Did,” and “If Hell is Real, It Looks Like an Airport.” His la...
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