Books, bookstores, writing and reading: historian Frank Perez contemplates the literary life in a neighborhood that's "a world of dreams and letters."
- by Frank Perez
Jackson Square, slowly returning to "normal."
On the summer solstice, historian and writer Frank Perez reflects on the passage of time as his French Quarter neighborhood slowly reopens.
- by Frank Perez
Jackson Square during the first week of reopening. photo by Ellis Anderson
As the nation writhes in turmoil, historian and writer Frank Perez looks through the lens of the past to ponder the French Quarter's future.
- by Frank Perez - photos by Frank Perez and Ellis Anderson
Leaving the French Quarter for the first time since the COVID shutdown, the writer's destination of choice? The family tomb in Galliano.
- by Frank Perez
Fifth in the series of diary entries by writer/historian Frank Perez, this day finds him in his French Quarter home, dreaming of Paris.
- by Frank Perez
St. Ann street on Jackson Square, a block from Frank's apartment, photo by Ellis Anderson
Fourth in the series of daily diary entries by French Quarter writer/historian Frank Perez, this piece covers unfortunate hair-cuts, making groceries, and graffiti scrubbing. - by Frank Perez
Historian/author Frank Perez on his third floor balcony.
Third in the series of daily diary entries by French Quarter writer/historian Frank Perez, this piece considers the comforts of the ordinary.
- by Frank Perez
Frank on his third floor balcony
Second in the series of daily diary entries by French Quarter writer/historian Frank Perez. "To be one flash of color in the kaleidoscope that is the Quarter lends perspective." - by Frank Perez
Frank Perez in his French Quarter home. photo by Jeffrey Holmes
The diary of a French Quarter writer details the neighborhood's new norm.
- by Frank Perez |
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