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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... sitting on a barstool , hunched over a silver guitar . Sitting next to him was Sedele . The music was agi- tated , dancing like static , but it had a sweet melody at its heart that drew her closer . The man's face was lean , sharp ...
... sitting on a barstool , hunched over a silver guitar . Sitting next to him was Sedele . The music was agi- tated , dancing like static , but it had a sweet melody at its heart that drew her closer . The man's face was lean , sharp ...
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... sitting astride motor scooters , dressed in silk shirts and jeans , like the old Tu Do Street cowboys ; GIs in neatly pressed R & R khakis ; old women sitting curbside selling fruits and vegetables out of shallow straw baskets . From ...
... sitting astride motor scooters , dressed in silk shirts and jeans , like the old Tu Do Street cowboys ; GIs in neatly pressed R & R khakis ; old women sitting curbside selling fruits and vegetables out of shallow straw baskets . From ...
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... Sitting there was like sitting in a comfortably warm flame made of Jack and tequila , but she wanted to move , to liberate herself from the vestiges of woe . The Form had done its promised work . She was one an- swered prayer closer to ...
... Sitting there was like sitting in a comfortably warm flame made of Jack and tequila , but she wanted to move , to liberate herself from the vestiges of woe . The Form had done its promised work . She was one an- swered prayer closer to ...
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