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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Page 98
... what's happenin ' with Madeleine and Vida ? They don't . They ' fraid of losin ' what they got , but they don't admire what they hafta do to keep it . Might be a few put roadblocks in your way , but when it comes down to it , nobody's ...
... what's happenin ' with Madeleine and Vida ? They don't . They ' fraid of losin ' what they got , but they don't admire what they hafta do to keep it . Might be a few put roadblocks in your way , but when it comes down to it , nobody's ...
Page 137
... What have we done ? questions another . Lied to ourselves , says another yet . Deluded ourselves . They begin a ... What's it all coming to ? Cloudy or clear , they get the picture . Over at Le Bon Chance , bored and gloomy as ever ...
... What have we done ? questions another . Lied to ourselves , says another yet . Deluded ourselves . They begin a ... What's it all coming to ? Cloudy or clear , they get the picture . Over at Le Bon Chance , bored and gloomy as ever ...
Page 138
... what's heading for Florida at an excessive rate of speed , the music duppy hot on its trail , glinting like flecks ... what happened . . . or maybe he just doesn't want to know . Only thing he knows for sure , though it would not have ...
... what's heading for Florida at an excessive rate of speed , the music duppy hot on its trail , glinting like flecks ... what happened . . . or maybe he just doesn't want to know . Only thing he knows for sure , though it would not have ...
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