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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... staring and laughed again . " What am I s'posed to do with you , Randy ? ” the man said to the cop in a tone of ... stared at a point above the man's head ; judging by the bewilderment of his expression , he might have been trying to ...
... staring and laughed again . " What am I s'posed to do with you , Randy ? ” the man said to the cop in a tone of ... stared at a point above the man's head ; judging by the bewilderment of his expression , he might have been trying to ...
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... staring with obvious enmity at Mustaine , who felt more out of his element than before . Then the lights came back on , the record was rejected , and a new one dropped into place . Syrupy strings and a steel guitar . A few people ...
... staring with obvious enmity at Mustaine , who felt more out of his element than before . Then the lights came back on , the record was rejected , and a new one dropped into place . Syrupy strings and a steel guitar . A few people ...
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... urging him on , and a few people had emerged from the bars and were staring with consternation . As if worried about what he might do . That spurred him faster . " There you go , man ! " Joe Dill's 122 LUCIUS SHEPARD.
... urging him on , and a few people had emerged from the bars and were staring with consternation . As if worried about what he might do . That spurred him faster . " There you go , man ! " Joe Dill's 122 LUCIUS SHEPARD.
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