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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... gray figure that , after a moment of alarm , Mustaine recognized to be a man covered from head to foot in gray cloth , effecting a Gumby look . Holes for eyes , but otherwise featureless . He would scoot toward the crowd with a rolling ...
... gray figure that , after a moment of alarm , Mustaine recognized to be a man covered from head to foot in gray cloth , effecting a Gumby look . Holes for eyes , but otherwise featureless . He would scoot toward the crowd with a rolling ...
Page 136
... Gray Man and his ribbed original have come together to be born . There's no denying it . The signs don't lie . Vida and that no - account guitar player were both start and finish of the tradition . Why else would the Good Gray Man have ...
... Gray Man and his ribbed original have come together to be born . There's no denying it . The signs don't lie . Vida and that no - account guitar player were both start and finish of the tradition . Why else would the Good Gray Man have ...
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... Gray Man or something in himself ? Turn around , he thinks . But he keeps on driving . Don't be too hard on the boy . He had magic , fate , human nature , and the Good Gray Man against him . The wind rips at his face , wildfires his ...
... Gray Man or something in himself ? Turn around , he thinks . But he keeps on driving . Don't be too hard on the boy . He had magic , fate , human nature , and the Good Gray Man against him . The wind rips at his face , wildfires his ...
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