Jude TheriotCatahoula LakeTHE INDIAN SUMMER of flowers of which you have ofttimes dreamed is just any day along Catahoula Lake. Boughs are always leafy there, and…Aug 14, 2018Aug 14, 2018
Jude TheriotCatahoula: Beloved LakeA term paper presented to Dr. Benjamin Kaplan, Southeastern Louisiana Institute, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for credit in…Aug 14, 2018Aug 14, 2018
Jude TheriotThe DeceptionThe old black-and-white cartoon commercial opens with a wasp-waisted housewife drearily hanging her laundry on a clothesline, a melancholy…May 29, 2017May 29, 2017
Jude TheriotDirt to DirtOne could speak of the minor harmony that’s produced by the vibration of two strings as the ratio of their oscillations. It’s a…Apr 25, 2017Apr 25, 2017
Jude TheriotPlastic ToysThe aisle I found the pink floral origami paper on was library quiet. I couldn’t help but overhear the conversation. In fact, the…Apr 23, 2017Apr 23, 2017
Jude TheriotEulogy in B MajorYou can never hold them for very long. A plucked buttercup puckers and turns to jelly in a matter of minutes. You want to hold them. You…Apr 14, 2017Apr 14, 2017
Jude TheriotAs I Lie DyingI REFUSE her offer of sedation despite my claustrophobia. I don’t want to be groggy the rest of the afternoon, and, anyway, I’ve been…Nov 4, 2016Nov 4, 2016
Jude TheriotThe Old ChestINSIDE the old wooden chest, fittingly, was the story of the old wooden chest — a yellowed newspaper clipping sitting folded on a stack of…Oct 6, 20161Oct 6, 20161
Jude TheriotThe One with the SnowmanThere’s a photograph of a snowman in my family’s front yard . . . a small square print stamped JAN 73, three-and-a-half inches by…Sep 5, 2016Sep 5, 2016
Jude TheriotI Love Electric LightI WAS FILLING UP downtown three Februarys ago when he stepped out from under the streetlight. “Hey man,” he said. “Can you help me out with…Aug 25, 2016Aug 25, 2016