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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... glass standing above a slain beast . The belly of the beast , mounded high as a hillock , was gashed and bleed- ing , and the gauntlets of the knight were gloved in blood , as if he had reached inside the wounds to bring forth some ...
... glass standing above a slain beast . The belly of the beast , mounded high as a hillock , was gashed and bleed- ing , and the gauntlets of the knight were gloved in blood , as if he had reached inside the wounds to bring forth some ...
Page 73
... glasses of chilled vodka . She lifted her glass to Mustaine and knocked it back . He followed suit . " You noticed there were four main groups of shells ? " She set down her empty glass . " The largest represents your situa- tion in ...
... glasses of chilled vodka . She lifted her glass to Mustaine and knocked it back . He followed suit . " You noticed there were four main groups of shells ? " She set down her empty glass . " The largest represents your situa- tion in ...
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... 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't steal Vida . She came and got me . " " That don't mean I gotta ...
... 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't steal Vida . She came and got me . " " That don't mean I gotta ...
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