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Toby LeBlanc

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December 11

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Toby LeBlanc has been working as a mental health therapist for the last twenty years, listening to the stories of others. His writing is most often based in Louisiana, where he was born and raised. In writing about this place, he seeks the mystique, the joie de vivre, and the struggles that define this corner of the world. Some of his short fiction can be found in Coffin Bell Journal, Barrelhouse Magazine, and Deep South Magazine. His novel, Dark Roux, was published by Unsolicited Press in 2022 and Soaked (short story collection) was published by Cornerstone Press in February 2025. He's been known to talk to trees and sneak extra seasoning into food. ...more

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Acadian to Cajun: Transformation of a People, 1803-1877

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