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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... lives in the man- grove where mosquitoes whine and gators belly - flop into the black water . Jesus Lives . So does Shango , Erzulie , Damballa , half a dozen others . Plastic Virgin tacked to a wall , with paper hearts and broken ...
... lives in the man- grove where mosquitoes whine and gators belly - flop into the black water . Jesus Lives . So does Shango , Erzulie , Damballa , half a dozen others . Plastic Virgin tacked to a wall , with paper hearts and broken ...
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... live , some poor whites , other outcasts , the cabins blended in with cypress , live oaks , swamp . Past the dirt road , past the city limits and the dump , past the winding asphalt road that leads to the development where most of the ...
... live , some poor whites , other outcasts , the cabins blended in with cypress , live oaks , swamp . Past the dirt road , past the city limits and the dump , past the winding asphalt road that leads to the development where most of the ...
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... live out along Shotgun Row . " A silence hedged the space between them , and she asked , “ Where you live ? " " I haven't lived anywhere for a long time . " He stroked the strings of the guitar - as if it were a gentled pet responding ...
... live out along Shotgun Row . " A silence hedged the space between them , and she asked , “ Where you live ? " " I haven't lived anywhere for a long time . " He stroked the strings of the guitar - as if it were a gentled pet responding ...
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