Louisiana BreakdownWelcome to Grail, Louisiana -- next to nothing and just beyond reality -- where hoodoo meets Jesus, and townsfolk pray to both. This dark fantasy delves into the psychological and motivational depths of Grail and its residents. Miss Sedele mixes up green cocktails called 'cryptoverdes' at Le Bon Chance. Vida Dumars, owner of the Moonlight Diner, peers into the deepest realms of her customers' hearts as though they were picture windows. Town spirit Good Gray Man has promised good fortune to the town as long as it hangs onto tradition. A quirky, fantastical town's heart and soul are slowly, often painfully revealed in this dark and captivating novella. |
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... leaned against the flank of the BMW . The man nodded pleasantly to Mustaine and said to the сор , " What's the story , Randy ? You'n Wallace back in the rip - off business ? " His voice , a baritone , was a couple of sizes too big for ...
... leaned against the flank of the BMW . The man nodded pleasantly to Mustaine and said to the сор , " What's the story , Randy ? You'n Wallace back in the rip - off business ? " His voice , a baritone , was a couple of sizes too big for ...
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... leaned against the parking meter out front , facing toward Le Bon Chance , which was situated down a ways and across the street . The grubbiness of white cement block and dead neon dice and empty gravel lot exposed by the strong sun ...
... leaned against the parking meter out front , facing toward Le Bon Chance , which was situated down a ways and across the street . The grubbiness of white cement block and dead neon dice and empty gravel lot exposed by the strong sun ...
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... leaned her head back into his shoulder . " ' Cept sometimes . " The mist was growing thicker , stained into zones of hazy color by the neon and the lights from inside the bars , and Vida thought maybe it would be a pretty coronation ...
... leaned her head back into his shoulder . " ' Cept sometimes . " The mist was growing thicker , stained into zones of hazy color by the neon and the lights from inside the bars , and Vida thought maybe it would be a pretty coronation ...
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