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The Meridian Ledger: A Story From 1925 New Orleans (Short Stories)

Written by: Martin Francom
Narrated by: Martin Francom
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The Meridian LedgerSet against the fog-choked, gas-lit cobblestones of 1925 New Orleans, The Meridian Ledger is a haunting, atmospheric exploration of economic entrapment, generational survival, and the inescapable math of regret.For decades, Josephine Tureaud has known the true bookkeeping behind the French Quarter's gilded underworld. Once a trapped captive inside The Meridiana notorious house on St. Claude Avenue where debt is paid in youth and ruined futuresJosephine managed to claw her way out, carving a quiet life on Magazine Street mending the citys clothes. She thought she had closed her ledger for good.Then seventeen-year-old Della Dawn walks into her shop. Fresh off a Mississippi boat with a cardboard suitcase, thirty dollars, and a false sense of hope, Della is walking straight into the trap Josephine escaped decades ago. Despite Josephine's stern warning, the crushing arithmetic of poverty pulls the young girl into the Meridian's orbit. When a brutal night leaves Della broken and bleeding, Josephine must retrace the steps of her own dark past to carry a dying girl out of the house of ruinand face the relentless sun rising over a city that never forgets.Rooted in the shadowed folklore of a classic American ballad, Martin Francoms The Meridian Ledger is a poignant, beautifully crafted historical tale about the women the world used up, and the heavy cost of survival.©2026 Martin Francom (P)2026 Martin Francom
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