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A Change in Color
A local staple restaurant located in Mid City is amidst a painting project. Katie’s, who skyrocketed to notoriety after Guy Fieri stopped in for a crawfish beignet and slice of pizza in 2011, is repainting the benches that are perched outside their front door, along with the larger bench across the street in front of their muraled…
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Situational Comedy
Larry David may best be known for co-creating the hit 1990s sitcom, Seinfeld, but I know him more for his role in the HBO series, Curb Your Enthusiasm. I never thought I’d be fortunate enough, or perhaps unfortunate enough (depending on your perspective) to meet a real life Larry David. But by God, I think I’ve found him! Well,…
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30 Large Goldfish and 1 Parakeet
Betsy’s Pancake House was over 12 hours ago. Where did the time go? Life with K. is always an adventure – each day a tiny adventure, each hour, each minute. Time spent passes slowly yet it’s a rush, all at once. Betsy’s Pancake House has decor reminiscent of 1980s curtains: blue and pink floral, not…
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Tradition is Okay
The kitchen is covered in flour and strips of cookie dough – fresh cookie dough, made from scratch, from the hands of the Ragonesi girls, though I suppose my mother is not technically a Ragonesi any longer. She wears a striped apron, and her coarse blonde hair is pulled into a ponytail, wispy hairs poking…
alex ragonesi
Currently based in New Orleans, I am a creative nonfiction writer utilizing the styles of lyric essay, poetry, memoir, and reporting with flair. My writing is vulnerable and intimate. I invite you into the most personal parts of me. Together we can discover ourselves, discover New Orleans, and discover the world.
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