The House on Prieur Street

Can you believe it, I'm over one hundred years old? If it weren't for the flood you might not even be able to tell. But it is true! I was built in the year of our Lord 1897. And from that time until now, all of what I would wish to tell you, I know very well because it has been lived and spoken inside my walls. Before that time? The story is wrapped all around me, in whispers from the trees, in voices of the lapping water, birdsongs and yes, even from the rocks beneath me. I couldn't escape knowing even if I wanted to."