Soggy at the Edges, Mardi Gras Goes On
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"Today is their first day back." He smiled. He eyed my paint-splattered clothes: "You workin'?" Lately, men in trucks have stopped to ask if I need $12-an-hour work painting or gutting houses. But this guy just hoped I was doing OK.
"I'm painting Mardi Gras floats!"
"All right!" he laughed, sounding like "God bless you."
And I decided not to leave yet, feeling like Mardi Gras needed me.
Welch lives in New Orleans.
Welch lives in New Orleans.
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