A few tall tales

Here are just a few of the stories that award-winning storyteller pulls out of his... imagination. Don't get him started unless you have a lot of time to kill to enjoy a master weaver spin yarns.

THE SHÉRIF & THE LOUP GAROU

What happens when a powerful lawman falls in love with the wife of his handyman? It's a good thing Imogene is as smart as she is pretty. Or is she? It's pas bon, cher.

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PATIN'S PUNKIN PATCH

Don't go into Patin's Punkin' Patch! That's what Granny always told me when I was little. But I didn't believe in all those stories, so me and Chaoui figured we'd play a scary trick on Old Man Patin. Well, it sounded like a good idea at the time.

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OCTAVE & OVIDE

A couple who have had four wonderful years together, but have been married for 30, switch roles for a day. Yeah, she'll never be able to do his job as a logger. But being a housewife is simple, right? It's all good, yeah.

MISS AMADINE & THE POULET GAROU

Them Bordelon brothers ain't no good, and Miss Amadine scares so easily. It's not nice to tell ghost stories in the bingo hall because some old lady might overhear. Mais, bonne pas rien.

MON AMI, DUPRE

My good friend just can't win for losing. He promised his Momma he wouldn't go out at night drinking. Then he discovered Saturday morning at Fred's in Mamou. Gardez de dans ça.

DUPRE MEETS GOD

Dupre is looking forward to sightseeing in New Orleans, but the fun really starts when he finds a small fortune on the sidewalk that leads him to The Almighty... he believes.

LITTLE BOYS & BIG IDEAS

Not quite Boy Scouts, two best friends figure out a way to get their clubhouse come hell or high water.

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KEEPING IT FRESH

There's no secret to a happy marriage, but maybe you'd settle for getting her to keep putting up with you?

TILOU AND THE BOO HAG

The old bachelor gives in and marries that 't jolie catain and asks for advice about the strange goings on with his new bride. She's not who she seems to be.

TANTE 'LENE AND THE CHAIR

Aunt Ailene was anything but lean, and when Daddy thought he fixed the broken chair for good we were all in for a surprise."