"Your Very Own Robot" by J. Michael Norris   I sat cross-legged in our foyer staring at the front door, daring the FedEx guy to stick a note on the outside and run off without knocking. I was sure he’d done that the past two days; how else did I miss those deliveries? I was on sabbatical; waiting for my son’s toy robot was all I had to do. One more missed attempt meant driving downtown for a pick-up, and that wasn’t going to happen.   I positioned myself strategically on the foyer’s uneven tile, a discount terracotta my wife Channing and I picked seven years back when travertine seemed too expensive. Since our son Destin began his stays at Oschner Hospital, a room covered in travertine sounded like a good deal. When the FedEx guy finally knocked, I jumped up and threw open the door, hoping to catch him walking off so I could let him have it. Instead he smiled, handed me a package, then asked me to sign like everything was normal. I scratched my si...

 On Les Mots Passè this week, “What I Know” by Ted A. Richard,  “Life Changes” by Kisha Kana, "The Move” by Katherine Stelly Watson, “A Distant Dream" by Taylor Coen.

 

 

  Global support from around the world is something we honor on Louisiana Words. Louisiana Words has support and viewership from over nearly 30 countries! Every week, we honor the top 4 countries that have viewed the most content on Louisiana Words & Mots de Louisiane. This is our way of saying THANK You!       *(Check back Sunday September 27th for an update to this page & learn more about the history of this program.)*

  Every Saturday with Best of Week, we showcase the top 4 contributions for the week. All contributions posted from Les Mots Passè, Debuts, Gumbo, and Mots de Louisiane that week are eligible. One of the most important things you could do for the writers, artists, and Louisiana Words community to show support is to share each post. If you are a writer or supporter, help take pride in the talent of our culture and share.   *(Check back Sunday September 27th for an update to this page & learn more about the history of this program.)*

Mots de Louisiane in 2021 will be a bi-annual publication (around first of Summer & first of Winter) featuring Louisiana Words chosen writers. Every year, twice a year, a contest will be held (times & lengths of contests will be announced and varying) to select the top writers & artists to featured in the publication from the website.  Mots de Louisiane is also a extension website of Louisiana Words. MotsdeLouisiane.com showcases our most prominent writers of all-time! We have writers who have written consistently over the seven year history of Louisiana Words! Some writers have contributed 20-100 poems & stories! Many writers & artists are still active contributors. Mots de Louisiane accepts, promotes, and publishes a biannual anthology of Louisiana Literature supporting, writers who are in or have live in the state of Louisiana. Our colors are purple and gray. Purple represents nonpolitical biased. Political motives, endorsements, or donations are p...

  Impressed and touched by the passion of Louisiana singer, Sasha Massey, in 2018 Louisiana Words introduced Rhythms and Visions, which was an idea from the Acadiana Pride Festival 2014. This opened the doors for Louisiana Words to include multi-talented artists. Many writers on Louisiana Words also are photographers, painters, models, and other artists. Gumbo is a part of the Mots de Louisiane website. Mots de Louisiane is for writers who have had a long term career on Louisiana Words. They are featured on MotsdeLouisiane.com and then a contest is held between these writers for the biannual publication. Mots de Louisiane will publish other art, such as musician reviews, photography, sketch drawings, paintings, and other publishable art as well. *(Check back Sunday September 27th for an update to this page & learn more about the history of this program.)*

  We have a great week of new content from veteran Louisiana Words writers, Iowa's Joseph Michael Benoit & Kaplan's Harvery LeBeouf!  Havery's "Out of Love" is a relatable poem about when you have had enough in a relationship. Joe's "Streets of Silence (S.O.S)" gets to the core of the effects of being an individual in thought and not relying on others or blindly following any one.

“Out of Love” by Harvey LeBeouf When you tell me you love me,  Look me in my eyes,                      I'm looking into yours but you're already gone, I'm telling you I love you,          Every breath I take, I am thinking of you.                                             I wish you could feel this pain in my chest.                                       This hole I have is one big fucking mess.                                     Maybe then, you will realize you have put me to the test.                  I won’t be alone forever, but forever sounds perfect to me witho...

"Streets of Silence (S.O.S)" by Joseph Michael Benoit   And it came not from the Heavens, but, from the bowels of the Earth, It started as a sniffle,  a wheeze, a cough  then in ones, and  tens, and dozens  they sickened, and  died off.  Now there are  fewer by far  those that will remember the day when the shops all closed and at the end of each  road the dead were left to be taken away

THIS IS THE DAY FOR BRAND NEW LOUISIANA WRITING OR ART! Each week we release new content from new and veteran contributors such as poetry, stories, plays, photos, paintings, drawings, and more!!! *(Check back Sunday September 27th for an update to this page & learn more about the history of this program.)*

On Les Mots Passè this week, “The Louisiana Social Pledge” by Louis Toliver Jr, “Dad” by Annette Redmond Walters, “The Little Girl Who Wanted to Be King” by Louis Toliver Jr, “Winter Dragons” by Jordan James Levers, & “Unseen Mannequin” by Spencer Black.