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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... nothin ' but an invitation to arrows . You just lookin ' to get hurt , and when nothin ' comes ' long to hurtcha , you find a way to hurt yourself . That's what you like to call bein ' tough- minded . " Listening to her analysis , he ...
... nothin ' but an invitation to arrows . You just lookin ' to get hurt , and when nothin ' comes ' long to hurtcha , you find a way to hurt yourself . That's what you like to call bein ' tough- minded . " Listening to her analysis , he ...
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... nothin ' . It's just funny is all . " The whites of her eyes shined in the half - dark . " You might wanna say somethin ' ' bout now , else I'm gonna feel stupid . " " I don't know what to make of it , ” he said . " You never been ...
... nothin ' . It's just funny is all . " The whites of her eyes shined in the half - dark . " You might wanna say somethin ' ' bout now , else I'm gonna feel stupid . " " I don't know what to make of it , ” he said . " You never been ...
Page 54
... Nothin ' you haven't heard before . Just I feel good safe . " His face was in shadow ; she reached up and ruffled his hair . " How ' bout you ? " " I got about fifty , sixty dozen things going on . " " Say some of ' em . " " Well ... I ...
... Nothin ' you haven't heard before . Just I feel good safe . " His face was in shadow ; she reached up and ruffled his hair . " How ' bout you ? " " I got about fifty , sixty dozen things going on . " " Say some of ' em . " " Well ... I ...
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