NO :: New Orleans

NO means yes.

At least in New Orleans it does.

A city not of contradiction but - yes - contradiction.

A Catholic region of many churches - the scent of sweet smoke-heavy must that remains the same from one sanctuary to the next - there is a must that is NO.

Fish.

The faint nasal aura of bile with a backflavor of beer.

One does the sidewalk stutter around not dog shit but hours-old, half-digested po' boys.

Somehow it's okay, though it takes some getting used to.

This is the scent of license.

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All is well. We get good material with less effort.

It is good to work on a romantic comedy.

I'm a romantic.

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NO means "Yes."

Come to Mardi Gras.

Come to Mardi Gras.

Come to Mardi Gras.