Some things you keep quiet not because they don't matter. You keep them quiet because saying them out loud is how they follow you home.
Issue No. 2 of The Bayou Archive is here.
Keep the Dead Quiet is an original Southern Gothic short story by Isabelle McGee set deep in the Louisiana bayou. Every July, the same group of friends gathers in the same field off Gum Cove Road. Same fire. Same food. Same faces. This is the first July without Avery. Nobody says it. They all know better than to say it. But the fire knows. And something in it has been waiting all night for the last person to leave.
This is not a ghost story. It is something quieter and harder to shake than that.
Inside this issue you will find an original Southern Gothic short story rooted in grief, Louisiana atmosphere, and the kind of unease that stays with you after the last page. Paired with it is an authentic passed-down Louisiana chicken and andouille jambalaya recipe, the kind that starts with building a fond and ends with a cast iron pot that feeds everyone who needs it.
Short enough to finish in one sitting. Heavy enough to stay with you after.
What is included in your download:
Keep the Dead Quiet, an original Southern Gothic short story by Isabelle McGee
An authentic Louisiana chicken and andouille jambalaya recipe with instructions for building a proper Cajun fond
Instant PDF digital download, yours to keep forever
No subscription. No commitment. Just $5.
New issues of The Bayou Archive release the first of every month exclusively at bayouboundbooks.com. If you missed Issue No. 1, Mae's Peach Cobbler, it is still available in the shop.
Some things you keep quiet not because they don't matter. You keep them quiet because saying them out loud is how they follow you home.
Issue No. 2 of The Bayou Archive is here.
Keep the Dead Quiet is an original Southern Gothic short story by Isabelle McGee set deep in the Louisiana bayou. Every July, the same group of friends gathers in the same field off Gum Cove Road. Same fire. Same food. Same faces. This is the first July without Avery. Nobody says it. They all know better than to say it. But the fire knows. And something in it has been waiting all night for the last person to leave.
This is not a ghost story. It is something quieter and harder to shake than that.
Inside this issue you will find an original Southern Gothic short story rooted in grief, Louisiana atmosphere, and the kind of unease that stays with you after the last page. Paired with it is an authentic passed-down Louisiana chicken and andouille jambalaya recipe, the kind that starts with building a fond and ends with a cast iron pot that feeds everyone who needs it.
Short enough to finish in one sitting. Heavy enough to stay with you after.
What is included in your download:
Keep the Dead Quiet, an original Southern Gothic short story by Isabelle McGee
An authentic Louisiana chicken and andouille jambalaya recipe with instructions for building a proper Cajun fond
Instant PDF digital download, yours to keep forever
No subscription. No commitment. Just $5.
New issues of The Bayou Archive release the first of every month exclusively at bayouboundbooks.com. If you missed Issue No. 1, Mae's Peach Cobbler, it is still available in the shop.
