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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... thing some of you got like you've known all about it , like I'm walking around with a mystic sign on my brow ... if ... things , " he said . Do what's necessary . What you supposed to do . What if Sedele was right ? About everything ...
... thing some of you got like you've known all about it , like I'm walking around with a mystic sign on my brow ... if ... things , " he said . Do what's necessary . What you supposed to do . What if Sedele was right ? About everything ...
Page 99
... thing , the trou- bling thing , because he worried he might be conning himself , was that he wanted to do it . He stared at his glass until the Isaak song was replaced by Dr. John doing " Walk on Guilded Splinters . ” The eerie chorus ...
... thing , the trou- bling thing , because he worried he might be conning himself , was that he wanted to do it . He stared at his glass until the Isaak song was replaced by Dr. John doing " Walk on Guilded Splinters . ” The eerie chorus ...
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... thing to do with boys , and a hand high on her leg , which mama said was not all right . Jeannette sees her life changing in a way she cannot express . She knows the preacher's hand on mama's leg is not a good sign , and she wishes she ...
... thing to do with boys , and a hand high on her leg , which mama said was not all right . Jeannette sees her life changing in a way she cannot express . She knows the preacher's hand on mama's leg is not a good sign , and she wishes she ...
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