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"The New Orleans Nightingales Wall Portrait" copyright 2014 Kristin Fouquet My Swan Song: The New Orleans Nightingales Five weeks ago, I confronted myself with a difficult decision. After a long internal debate, I concluded I would retire from commercial photography and videography. I will continue to pursue fine art photography and conceptual personal projects, but I will not be able to work for clients any longer. I feel grateful for all the opportunities I’ve had to capture amazing people. When I look back on these memories, the one thing I cherish the most is the trust afforded to me by my subjects. This decision was not made as a reaction to any of my past shoots or clients. It was made as a commitment to myself to prioritize my writing as I was always neglecting it for other projects. It seems fitting my swan song would be for the talented and lovely New Orleans Nightingales. Two photographs from my last shoot with them are in the December 2014 issue of Of...

"Reading No Tears for Old Scratch" copyright 2014 Kristin Fouquet With his third book, No Tears for Old Scratch , Ken Wohlrob takes us and his protagonist, Biff [*-----------] (surname ungiven and possibly unpronounceable), on a bus ride out of New York City. The destination is Knob's End, given the title *The Holiest Town in America* because of its community effort, "The Graveyard of the Innocent." Outsider Biff immediately raises suspicion in the townsfolk, who want to keep their secrets unearthed. Being a British, fedora-wearing, irreverent, old codger, he cannot help but to attract attention. In stark contrast to Knob's End denizens, readers mostly gravitating to Danielle Steele and The Bible, Biff is erudite. He enjoys insulting them with Shakespearian quotes and even calls a cockroach Gregor. As a self-proclaimed salesman, he has traveled extensively. Yet presently, he begins to wonder if he is becoming obsolete. Doubt and shades of an ident...

Forty-four, Kristin Fouquet, September 18, 2014 TBT- two Thursdays ago was my forty-fourth birthday. When I was in my early twenties, I didn’t think I’d live this long for a couple of reasons. Although I still have much to learn and accomplish, I think my younger self would be proud of me now. Cheers to existence!

Ingrid Lucia and Amasa Miller perform at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport on September 23, 2014. Odd gigs are fun indeed!

The Swing Setters perform "Ladybugs' Picnic" at New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park on September 13, 2014. Film by Kristin Fouquet

"Mexican Beetle" copyright 2000 Kristin Fouquet As the fabulous Debbie Davis sings, "I might as well go to..." I'll be back in a week. Salud!