Bayou Stories

In the poorest district of an already miserable city, there was a house which was far too small for how many kids lived there. The parents worked long and hard hours for meager pay. The kids had to walk miles each day to go to school. For Rochelle and Leonie, it seemed life had dealt them bad odds. An escape from reality was what they truly needed.

Paranormal Romance/Suspense, 2000 words In 1918 a young gentleman at a party returns to the site where he witnessed an apparition of a beautiful Victorian woman in the depths of the bayou.

Hayniac Julia Ashton finally is living the dream. She starts dating the one and only Hunter Hayes after meeting him at the biggest country concert in Louisiana and gets the chance to move to Nashville a few months later. She gets her dream job, working behind-the-scenes in Hunter's studio. Will her fairytale life stay that way? Or will it go horribly wrong?

Hi. I'm Nora. Nora Mikaelson. Except, no one knows that my father is actually Klaus. I've never met him, and he doesn't know about me. Until one day, my mother goes missing and my father comes home. What will happen when he sees me? Read the story to find out.

After my fanfiction about Doctor Facilier from The Princess and the Frog, here is a new story set immediately after it, but this time the protagonist will be his daughter. For those who have already read the previous story, you know what I'm talking about. Will Celia follow her father's footsteps or will she go her way? If you are curious, good reading!

Life is simple living on the bayou. All that is expected of you is to enjoy the green tinted swamp waters and the magic it holds. That is what Louisiana native Raimond thought until he heard it. The song that ruined and blessed his life.

"She hated the swamp. She always hated it, and she wished that her father's bill never passed and that legislation wasn't written to protect the marshlands. Those law people always went on preaching about life and the importance of preservation, yet all she saw here was death. The swamp is an illusion of life-- only a beautiful illusion because everything goes here to die." --- Charlotte has lived in this southern Louisianan town almost her whole life. The annual festival reawakens old wounds laced with bittersweet memories-- listening to psychedelic rock with her environmentalist parents in the 70s, catching frogs in the humid summer, and dancing through fairy fields with her adventurous childhood best friend, June. It's been thirty years, but the memories of that summer leading up to the tragedy will haunt her forever. -- Content Warning: Violence and brief mentions of child physical abuse

A former bounty hunter takes on a new job in the Louisiana swamps: to find a rare white orchid said to grow where no one should walk. But what begins as a hunt for a plant becomes a quiet trial of the soul. What happens when you stand before something beautiful-and choose not to take it?

In the sultry depths of Southern Louisiana, lies a small, picturesque town known as Havenwood. Within its moss-laden trees and mist-shrouded bayous, a captivating tale unfolds - one of forbidden love, tumultuous desire, and angels that have lost their way. Meet Amelia Delacroix, a fiercely independent young artist who is struggling to find her place in the world. Drawn to the dark allure of the supernatural, Amelia stumbles upon an ancient diary that unveils the existence of fallen angels, banished from heaven for forbidden love. Intrigued by their tragic fate, she embarks on a journey to uncover the truth, only to find herself entwined in a destiny she never could have imagined. Enter Lucian, a fallen angel with centuries of sorrow. Cursed to roam the earth, he finds solace in the hidden corners of Havenwood, masking his true identity as he watches over the humans who have become his fascination. When he crosses paths with Amelia, an unexpected connection is formed, igniting a passionate bond that defies the boundaries of their worlds. As Amelia delves deeper into the secrets of the fallen angels, she discovers a hidden society within Havenwood, a clandestine group of celestial beings who have chosen to live among humans. They call themselves the Seraphic Shadows, and they guard a sacred artifact known as the Elysian Key-a key said to possess the power to reunite fallen angels with the realm of heaven. But not everyone in the Seraphic Shadows is welcoming of Amelia's presence. Secrets, betrayals, and hidden agendas emerge within the Seraphic Shadows. Amelia and Lucian find themselves entangled in a battle that could alter the fate of both heaven and earth. "Seraphic Shadows" is a captivating tale of love, redemption, and the blurred lines between good and evil. In the heart of the Louisiana bayou, Amelia and Lucian will face their greatest trials, discovering that sometimes love is the ultimate salvation

This family was doomed from the start. Every generation. Will the Harvey curse ruin the family forever. IF ONLY THEY KNEW.

Deep in the Louisiana Bayou, a young orphaned girl petitions the local voodoo priestess to find out what really happened to her parents.

Out of rage for killing her daughter, a mother makes the ultimate sacrifice in order to exact her revenge.

A poem about the pressure and fear-mongering of religion.

Sassy's name may have changed to Lady Mina Sobek, but she is still determined to rescue her mother from the Gaunt Man's menagerie of horrors. Thrown into ever-deepening social waters, she must wade through the intrigues between the other shapeshifting clans in Lusian City. Her family, the gators, have other plans which will haul them from the bayou backwaters and into the light. Seeing Jack of Hilltop tugs at the few dreams she wove for herself and Mina must choose to confess her love or let him go, both options may get him killed. Joss, the charismatic Lord of the Ophidian clan, offers guidance, magical knowledge, and other secrets he keeps for himself. He might be a better match, but it's up to Lady Mina to discover if he is a better man. Freeing her mother hinges on the elusive Lady Melusine, the only person who understands the Menageries and the identity of The Gaunt Man. The high-society debutant has no interest in putting her own skin on the line unless Lady Mina talks fast enough.

Lauren heads to Louisiana to attend to her grandmother's 'estate' ... she had never met her and in fact, none of her relatives had even known she had still been alive all of those years ... as Lauren unravels her grandmother's past, she begins to understand her own life ...

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