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We Need to Make a Lawn

Because humans know better than 4.5 billion years of nature

2 min read5 days ago

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Black lawnmower, with a gas-powered engine, on a green lawn

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Fiction Shorts

They comin’

We know.

2 min readJun 6, 2024

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Shacks in a swamp with Black people of various ages sitting outside, some gathered around a fire.

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The Gatekeeper

So, I‘m gonna need a Plan B

2 min readMay 30, 2024

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A Black or Brown person’s hand is shown holding a circuit board in front of a laptop that has computer programming code on the screen.

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Long. Sweet. Valuable.

Beyond the Blue Chip Stamps

It was the 1960’s. My three sisters and I would sit at the kitchen table, all talking at once with animated excitement, while we sponged…

10 min readMay 26, 2024

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Photos of Blue Chip Stamp books. One is closed, showing the front of the book with a chipmunk, and blue oval, and the words “Blue Chip Savings Book. Spend stamps, Save money.” Another book is open to show two pages filled with small blue stamps, 50 per page. Another book is open to show one page filled with 50 small blue stamps and another empty page.

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That time when Papa and I went fishing — Part 2 of 2

The next morning, before sunrise, Papa and I were quietly stepping through the muddy marsh of the Atchafalaya swamplands…

12 min readMay 23, 2024

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Small freshwater turtle sitting on a log in a swamp. The turtle’s skin and shell have geometric markings that are brown, gray, yellow, and green colors.

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Fiction Shorts

Let’s Dance!

On the bayou

2 min readJun 5, 2024

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5-person Zydeco band, including one person holding an accordion and two people holding guitars. All of the musicians are Black people. They have varied hair styles. One wears a hat. There are colorful stage lights in the background.

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Staying Alive

By tooth and nail

2 min readJun 2, 2024

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Staying Alive

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Fiction Shorts

You Belong Here

But do I?

2 min readMay 28, 2024

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You Belong Here

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Louisiana Creoles

That time when Papa and I went fishing — Part 1 of 2

My grandfather, Papa, has been gone from this life for many years. My mother is now in her eighties, and we talk about long-ago visits to…

5 min readMay 23, 2024

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grayscale image. Grandfather and granddaughter, holding hands, walking down a country road lined with trees on both sides. Both people are brown-skinned. The grandfather wears a hat, short-sleeve striped shirt, and gray pants. The child wears a light-color blouse and a gray skirt.

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Luksi Bayou (she/her) writes fiction that is inspired by lived experiences. And sometimes she writes about data.

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