New Bayou Books (2025)

12/06/2023

Well, I gave it a shot. Not my very best shot, but an honest, sustained effort, the end result of which is three New Bayou books, tens of thousands of pages read, and a handful of media articles and podcasts. I’m proud of what I’ve been able to do. But, realistically, it’s just not enough. The hard truth is you can’t spark a revolution in South Louisiana literature from the other side of the Atlantic....

Well, I gave it a shot. Not my very best shot, but an honest, sustained effort, the end result of which is three New Bayou books, tens of thousands of pages read, and a handful of media articles an…

15/05/2023

If you go to NewBayouBooks.com, you will find--right there on the home page--bootleg recordings of the first three "innings" of my latest book. The short, steamy novel is called Baseball on the Bayou: The Colton Lacombe Story. If you're interested in the New Bayou Books project of sparking a renaissance of South Louisiana literature, I hope you'll give it a listen....

http://newbayoubooks.com/2023/05/15/what-i-learned-from-recording-my-book/

If you go to NewBayouBooks.com, you will find–right there on the home page–bootleg recordings of the first three “innings” of my latest book. The short, steamy novel is call…

24/04/2023

I gotta level with you. I dropped the ball this week. It was my kid's second week of spring break, and so he was around the house A LOT. Which tends to cramp my style, writing and routine-wise. And so I didn't prepare my blog ahead of time. But, if you'll indulge me for just a few minutes, I think the little insight I'm about to offer might help to give you an extra piece of the peace of mind we're all searching for....

I gotta level with you. I dropped the ball this week. It was my kid’s second week of spring break, and so he was around the house A LOT. Which tends to cramp my style, writing and routine-wis…

17/04/2023

Though I still have some work to do to finish the audio recordings for the third New Bayou Book (Baseball on the Bayou: The Colton Lacombe Story), I’m already neck deep in my next novel. I’ve learned my lesson about talking too much about a work-in-progress (you might remember discussions about a book called The Asian Cajun…...

Though I still have some work to do to finish the audio recordings for the third New Bayou Book (Baseball on the Bayou: The Colton Lacombe Story), I’m already neck deep in my next novel. I’ve learn…

10/04/2023

Hi friends. Today's post is quick and off the cuff. I have family visiting from out of the country, and I'm still in the final throws of publishing my latest short novel, Baseball on the Bayou: The Colton Lacombe Story (available now on Amazon), so this entry will have to suffice. Jason I don't worry about my legacy. At least not as an author....

Hi friends. Today’s post is quick and off the cuff. I have family visiting from out of the country, and I’m still in the final throws of publishing my latest short novel, Baseball on th…

03/04/2023

I uploaded the latest New Bayou Book–a short novel called Baseball on the Bayou: The Colton Lacombe Story–to Amazon earlier today (available for pre-order soon). So it seems like a good opportunity, for the sake of other independent authors, to offer a quick breakdown of the time, cost, and process associated with the project. Here’s how it went down. ...

I uploaded the latest New Bayou Book–a short novel called Baseball on the Bayou: The Colton Lacombe Story–to Amazon earlier today (available for pre-order soon). So it seems like a good opportunity…

27/03/2023

For the past few weeks I’ve been procrastinating on finishing my latest short novel, a noir thing called Baseball on the Bayou: The Colton Lacombe Story. The book is 99% ready. Realistically, I could address the handful of small changes that still need to be made in an hour. But my feet continue to drag, and I’m not sure why....

For the past few weeks I’ve been procrastinating on finishing my latest short novel, a noir thing called Baseball on the Bayou: The Colton Lacombe Story. The book is 99% ready. Realistically, I cou…

20/03/2023

Hi friends. I'm cheating this week, offering a sneak peek of the opening paragraphs of the next New Bayou Book. The first "inning" of that book will be posted here, for free and along with the audio, very soon. Meanwhile, I'd love to hear what you think. Also, before I let you go, I wanted to let you know that I also started a newsletter on…...

Hi friends. I’m cheating this week, offering a sneak peek of the opening paragraphs of the next New Bayou Book. The first “inning” of that book will be posted here, for free and a…

13/03/2023

Here's hoping Piers Morgan is right that "the woke worm is turning". Read the New Bayou Blog about it.

“The woke worm has turned” Piers Morgan Before I get into this week’s material–which is nothing more than a segue to a recent discussion on culture and art between Piers Morgan and Ben Shapiro–I wa…

13/03/2023

Check out the latest New Bayou Blog.

“The woke worm has turned” Piers Morgan Before I get into this week’s material–which is nothing more than a segue to a recent discussion on culture and art between Piers Morgan and Ben Shapiro–I wa…

13/03/2023

“The woke worm has turned” Piers Morgan Before I get into this week’s material–which is nothing more than a segue to a recent discussion on culture and art between Piers Morgan and Ben Shapiro–I want to address the somewhat political nature of some of my recent essays. To be clear, New Bayou Books is all about storytelling. My goal has always been to tell South Louisiana stories that involve characters you feel like you know (or sometimes wish you didn’t)....

“The woke worm has turned” Piers Morgan Before I get into this week’s material–which is nothing more than a segue to a recent discussion on culture and art between Piers Morgan and Ben Shapiro–I wa…

06/03/2023

Don't gobblefunk around with words. Roald Dahl, The BFG The latest sucker punch in the ongoing, back-alley beat-down of western art and literature concerns Roald Dahl, author of classics like “James and the Giant Peach” and “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”. Oh, and don’t forget “Matilda”. I don’t know how true to the original this latest Netflix musical is, but it’s a fine piece of entertainment....

Don’t gobblefunk around with words. Roald Dahl, The BFG The latest sucker punch in the ongoing, back-alley beat-down of western art and literature concerns Roald Dahl, author of classics like…

26/02/2023

Hi friends. My kid is out of school this week, so my little family is off to the Ardennes, a picturesque area a few hours south of where we live. It's like the Texas Hill Country of Belgium. As a bit of a cop out, but also because I want to introduce you to two of my favorite characters, I'm including an excerpt from…...

Hi friends. My kid is out of school this week, so my little family is off to the Ardennes, a picturesque area a few hours south of where we live. It’s like the Texas Hill Country of Belgium. …

20/02/2023

Mardi Gras here was totally different than the carnival, free-tits-and beer fest that was New Orleans. The tradition around here reflected the hardscrabble life that the earliest descendants in the region endured. It was a whole Catholic trip, wrapped up in poverty and revelry too. Masked riders would head out in bands the day before Lent, making the rural circuit of their neighbors, dancing and fooling around in their costumes and screen-masks, hoping for an offering for the communal gumbo that would be the centerpiece of their last celebration before the forty days of Lent....

Mardi Gras here was totally different than the carnival, free-tits-and beer fest that was New Orleans. The tradition around here reflected the hardscrabble life that the earliest descendants in the…

13/02/2023

Gimme rage!Like there's tear gas in the crowdDo you wanna live out loud?But the air is barely breathingRise!Of the slums to the obsoleteThe dawn of the new airwavesFor the anti-social media Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day I’m facing a moral dilemma, and I need your help to sort it out. So, please, if you have some insight that might help, let me know. ...

Gimme rage!Like there’s tear gas in the crowdDo you wanna live out loud?But the air is barely breathingRise!Of the slums to the obsoleteThe dawn of the new airwavesFor the anti-social media B…

06/02/2023

Hi friends. Here's another guest blog . . . this one from the author of Ethan Park: A Legacy. I hope you enjoy it. Jason E.L. Doctorow once said, “Writing a novel is like driving a car at night. You can see only as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.” For years, actually for decades, I struggled to pull that first story, that first novel, out of my imagination and onto paper....

Hi friends. Here’s another guest blog . . . this one from the author of Ethan Park: A Legacy. I hope you enjoy it. Jason E.L. Doctorow once said, “Writing a novel is like driving a car at nig…

30/01/2023

"The mission is to complete the project so you can move on to the next. That next one is a stepping-stone to the following work." Rick RubinThe Creative Act: A Way of Being Tomorrow morning I will submit the latest New Bayou Book, due out in April, for copy editing. And while there’s still plenty of work to do, the creative writing part of the job is done....

“The mission is to complete the project so you can move on to the next. That next one is a stepping-stone to the following work.” Rick RubinThe Creative Act: A Way of Being Tomorrow mor…

23/01/2023

Hi friends. I'm thrilled to present this guest blog from one of my newest writer-friends, Susan Sparrow. She's based in New Orleans . . . but we won't hold that against her! 🙂 If you love this as much as I do, hit the like button to let us know. - Jason I’m uncomfortable giving advice. I don’t know what I’m doing. ...

Hi friends. I’m thrilled to present this guest blog from one of my newest writer-friends, Susan Sparrow. She’s based in New Orleans . . . but we won’t hold that against her! :) If…

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