Author Archives: Mèduse Athénaïs

Archambeau et d’Argelonne

When our story begins, Sérisse’s family is known by the surname of Archambeau. This is a name she chose after they left France for the Mississippi Gulf Coast in the late 1700’s. In June of 1790, the National Assembly abolished hereditary nobility, titles, coats of arms, and all other related distinctions. Noble surnames became dangerousContinue reading “Archambeau et d’Argelonne”

Weeping Willows and the Coffin Shadow

You don’t have to be from the South to know that the region is overflowing with legends, magic, spirituality, and superstition. One of the most common superstitions is that of the Weeping Willow. Allegedly, when the tree’s branches grow long enough to cover a coffin or cast a grave-sized shadow, it means a member ofContinue reading “Weeping Willows and the Coffin Shadow”

Sérisse’s grown children turn everything she says into a drinking game, because why not?

I mean, seriously. This family is eclectic, wild, and one hundred percent loyal to one another. It’s all in good fun, there’s no malicious intent whatsoever. Sérisse bitches about her children’s antics, but deep down, she loves it. Loves that they are just unapologetically themselves. —— Château de Versailles 1778 The opera house was alreadyContinue reading “Sérisse’s grown children turn everything she says into a drinking game, because why not?”