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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... shadow aimed straight between her legs . She saw the king stalk of bamboo , a glow- ing golden tube rising from the picket line , elongating and fattening . The brighter it shined , the blacker the shadow . She knew what was going to ...
... shadow aimed straight between her legs . She saw the king stalk of bamboo , a glow- ing golden tube rising from the picket line , elongating and fattening . The brighter it shined , the blacker the shadow . She knew what was going to ...
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Lucius Shepard. through it . The bamboo shadow grew longer , its end vanish- ing in the shadow of her knees . Then it touched . Hesitated . The touch , the tension it brought , made her feel that her skull had been poured brimful of a ...
Lucius Shepard. through it . The bamboo shadow grew longer , its end vanish- ing in the shadow of her knees . Then it touched . Hesitated . The touch , the tension it brought , made her feel that her skull had been poured brimful of a ...
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... shadow climbed from the cop car , leaving the engine idling , and moseyed over . The beam from a flashlight speared into Mustaine's eyes . " Evening , officer , " he said . " I'm just waiting for a tow . " The cop was young , maybe ...
... shadow climbed from the cop car , leaving the engine idling , and moseyed over . The beam from a flashlight speared into Mustaine's eyes . " Evening , officer , " he said . " I'm just waiting for a tow . " The cop was young , maybe ...
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