Lifestyle

It’s a very hot and sticky morning in Rayville.

Mr. Riser is sitting at his desk eating his Sausage Breakfast Toaster Sandwich and drinking cold brew iced coffee from Sonic. He sits his coffee on the desk. Mike enters the Richland Beacon-News and walks into his office. They greet each other. As Mike starts to take a seat he trips, falls and knocks over the coffee on Mr. Riser’s desk. Once again the coffee splashed all over Mr. Riser’s crisp white shirt.

Mr. Riser shouts, “STEAMING STEAK SANDWICH! Can I ever get a break??!!” 

g in Rayville. Mr. Riser enters the front doors of the Richland Beacon-News. As he walks to his office some employees try to get his attention. He puts a finger to his lips to quiet them. He says, “I don’t want to be bothered by anyone. I want to enjoy my Sausage Breakfast Toaster Sandwich and cold brew iced coffee from Sonic before Mike gets here.” They try to stop him again but he ignores them.

Around 8 a.m. on a beautiful October morning begins on the edge of town in Rayville, Louisiana. 

A jovial fourth grader, Meddling Mike, hops out the passenger side of his Grandpa’s blue 1998 GMC Sierra short bed with a side step truck. He pushes his Coke-bottle glasses up on his nose and swings his camera strap around his neck. He walks with a lotta pep in his step to get his daily assignment.