Dessa is having a good week -- in the midst of a good month, a good year. On Sunday, the New York Times Magazine published a piece the musician and writer penned about New Orleans, as part of its Voyages Issue.
Through the years, Dessa had visited New Orleans while on tour, she says in the travel essay. But she hadn't lingered:
This time, Dessa stayed, appreciating the music -- and the footwear -- at the Maple Leaf Bar, chatting with a Mardi Gras Indian in the tree-lined City Park, getting a tarot card reading in the French Quarter. The piece includes these poetic lines:
And that good week? On Monday, the Twins announced that Dessa will sing the national anthem at the Twins opener at Target Field.
