Louisiana Words' Magazine: Mots de Louisiane (Thursdays)

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 prohibited. Gray represents racial indifference. We respect self-expression in regards to one’s awareness or own racial experiences. We do not allow racism in which one repulsively expresses his or her heritage to elevate themselves above another heritage.

We do not showcase research essays, news articles, or nonfiction that is not biographical or a memoir on this platform. We engage no divisiveness, instigate no divisiveness, and reject all divisiveness. Mots de Louisiane appreciates, respects, and acknowledges worldwide support and reflects this through global marketing.

As Louisiana Words is starting from the beginning of the remainder of 2020, Mots de Louisiane will be resetting from Mots de Louisiane Christmas Gumbo 2019 on our website through social media. We will pick up end of fall season with a contest. The end of year list of writings selected will be announced early Winter and moved into publication for the Spring.

*(Check back Sunday September 27th for an update to this page & learn more about the history of this program.)*

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Louisiana Words Remembers Jorge Arturo

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 last piece was “Fairy Tale

Fairy Tales Can Kiss My Ass (Jorge Arturo - New Orleans, LA)

You were so certain when you got tucked into bed every night that the fairy tale stories rocking you to sleep would be waiting around the corner; waiting to cradle you in their ancient hands and see you through to your happy ending. And it was a naïve smile that learned to settle on your lips as you watched pieces of that magical story get chiseled away, and reshaped, and often even annihilated by the road put out in front of you. So maybe the mother didn’t survive. Maybe the father was too preoccupied with his own grief to remember the teary-eyed child begging him for for safety. Maybe you didn’t grow up beautiful. Maybe you didn’t grow up strong. Maybe when you sang songs they were out of pitch, and no forest critters came soaring to your aid. But, if nothing else, the fairy tale promised romance, you assured yourself – a savior atop a white steed who braved through the tragedy and saw someone worth saving on the other side of it. And you were so desperat

The Man Under the Water (TK Craft - New Orleans, LA)

Sitting at the edge of the small motorboat, Jordan willed himself to take deep slow breaths. Every time he opened his eyes and looked out at the endless water; panic began to overcome him. Against the vastness of the ocean his small frame felt like almost nothing, this sense only made his fear grow worse. All he could do was stare out at the still surface for what felt like hours trying to gather the strength to jump into the depths. When he was fifteen, Jordan almost drowned in the ocean. He hadn’t been particularly frightened of the water till that day. In fact, he had no real emotional connection to it at all. He’d taken swimming lessons every summer so when the riptide carried him further out to sea he didn’t panic. He just reoriented himself to the shore and dove down to begin a swim towards land. That’s when he saw him glistening in the depths. Jordan was proud of himself for sitting on the edge of the boat as long as he did. He spent the

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