About the Book
Abandoned Louisiana: Under a Bayou Moon is a photographic journey through the Bayou State by the light of the silvery moon. Some of these places are so hidden that, unless you are a local, you have no idea they even exist. Others are in plain sight, but are probably considered to be eyesores. These sites can take on an other-worldly appearance when photographed at night, with the addition of a little creative lighting.If you have an interest in the history of Louisiana, this unique view of over 200 years of history is for you. Some of these places have disappeared due to neglect or the never-ending desire of man to bulldoze and replace with newer, bigger, and better. Others are still around, perhaps hidden behind overgrowth or on empty country roads.
About the Author
When I was young, I always wanted to be somewhere else.
My family moved around some in the early years: Boston to New Hampshire to Wisconsin, then finally to central Missouri. We took camping trips in the summer. Columbia was a fine place to grow up, but when I was eighteen, well, it was one coast or the other.
After college, I spent several years abroad, working in Japan and traveling around the Pacific Rim. On the cheap - "goat class," as they say in Indonesia. I've hitchhiked through northeast Asia, taken a freighter to Bora Bora, overlanded to Tibet, backpacked across Tasmania, and climbed Mt. Kinabalu on Borneo.
That seems like a long time ago.
In Boston I've had all sorts of jobs. I worked for the city's transit agency, on an ambulance, at the food co-op - the novelist's requisite, eclectic background. The professional resume includes some finance jobs, a graduate degree from MIT's Sloan School, and a stint as VP at Fidelity Investments. That was my last nine-to-five job.
When our daughter was born, we decided I'd stay home with her. We had another child, a few years later, and my wife still works outside the home. They're in grade school now. I write when I can, cook, procrastinate, and spend a lot of time at the playground.
