I’m knee deep in writing another story, this one with a cop and a vet returned from Iraq, all set in New Orleans. I might venture away from this beloved city, but it’s so perfect for steaminess. There’s the mighty Mississippi running through the Big Easy, giving us life in the form of industry and danger in the form of floods. There’s the food. There’s the music. There’s the people, funky, creative, passionate. Oh, there’s some dirt. Some of it piled so high and stuck so badly in the corners that I wonder if we’ll ever clean it. Yet, it’s my city, my adopted home. I’m gonna stay here for as long as I can.
I always like to ask a question for Blog Hops, so here is the one for the Rebel Ink hop celebrating the year’s releases. I’ll randomly pick a comment to receive a copy of my story Basically Bad.
New Orleans: Why do you love it, like it or hate it?
URSULA WHISTLER 
I’ve never been, but I would love to go. I’m from a part of Alberta where French is common and the first language of many. I’m interested in seeing the Acacian influence that became Cajun.
And, well, who doesn’t want to get naked and parade with Mardi Gras?!
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Angelica, you’d be surprised at how many people aren’t naked on Mardi Gras!
I was born and raised in New Orleans and absolutely love it! The food, the music, it’s all amazing. It’s the biggest small town you can be in. Everywhere you go you can usually find someone you know. (P.S. I already have Basically Bad and loved it!)
Aw, thanks, Devon! New Orleans is a big small town. I think it’s because we all get out and do things. Either that, or we all live so close together.