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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... Cryptoverde , Earl . ” " You gotta admit , " said Mustaine , " the ambience is fuck- ing weird . Sideshow Colonial Gothic . " Tuyet said , " Weird's normal in Grail . And normal— ” she let her gaze swing toward Mustaine " -normal's not ...
... Cryptoverde , Earl . ” " You gotta admit , " said Mustaine , " the ambience is fuck- ing weird . Sideshow Colonial Gothic . " Tuyet said , " Weird's normal in Grail . And normal— ” she let her gaze swing toward Mustaine " -normal's not ...
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... Cryptoverde on the cocktail napkin . Sedele closed her hand about the glass and told Earl to buy the old man in the seersucker suit a beer . " I don't need attitude from you , " she said to Mustaine . “ I'm not a happy soul . " " I didn ...
... Cryptoverde on the cocktail napkin . Sedele closed her hand about the glass and told Earl to buy the old man in the seersucker suit a beer . " I don't need attitude from you , " she said to Mustaine . “ I'm not a happy soul . " " I didn ...
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... pointed to the rack of Cryptoverde glasses . “ Let me have one of those evil things . " Earl beamed and said , " I figgered you'd come around . " -St 778 13 Twilight Time IDA CLOSED THE DINER AT SIX SHARP LOUISIANA BREAKDOWN 99.
... pointed to the rack of Cryptoverde glasses . “ Let me have one of those evil things . " Earl beamed and said , " I figgered you'd come around . " -St 778 13 Twilight Time IDA CLOSED THE DINER AT SIX SHARP LOUISIANA BREAKDOWN 99.
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