Possum & Biscuit
Stories about two broke boys, one haunted truck, and every rich person in Louisiana. As told by Vernon “Possum” Tatum.
Season One
Yo dawg, heard of Whistle, Louisiana? A town so small the welcome sign and the “Come Back Soon” sign share a post. These are the things that happened to me and my buddy Biscuit anyway. Each story's a single sitting — about the length of a drive to Baton Rouge. If Charlene starts, that is.
- 01Possums in Seersucker Four hundred pounds of crawfish, one flooded bridge, and the fanciest weekend in Louisiana. Read it free Read it free
- 02Whistle vs. the Casino Boat Vernon's still telling this one. Letter folks hear it first. Letters first Letters first
- 04The Duck Call Convention Three hundred grown men in a Shreveport ballroom, blowing on whistles. Letters first Letters first
- 05Frankie & the French Quarter Job An honest appraisal goes sideways in New Orleans. Letters first Letters first
- 06The Season Finale Never free, never online. Lives in the book, like it's supposed to. In the book In the book
Episode One is free forever, right here on the porch.
Two through Five go out by letter first. The finale only ever ships between covers.
Free, dadgummit
Letters from Whistle
When a new ride's ready, the letter folks get it before anyplace else does — Episodes Two through Five only ever come out this way.
One letter per story. No spam — promised on Mamaw Pearl's pie crust.
A word about Vernon
Vernon “Possum” Tatum has worked at Dewey's Pawn & Gun & Notary since he was eleven years old, where he learned the two things a storyteller needs: what people are worth, and that it ain't the number on the ticket.
Read his whole deal