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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... walked up to them . An Asian woman wearing a red ao dai , carrying a bottle of vodka , got out from the passenger side and leaned against the flank of the BMW . The man nodded pleasantly to Mustaine and said to the ัะพั , " What's the ...
... walked up to them . An Asian woman wearing a red ao dai , carrying a bottle of vodka , got out from the passenger side and leaned against the flank of the BMW . The man nodded pleasantly to Mustaine and said to the ัะพั , " What's the ...
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... walked her down off the stage , the band struck up an amateurish version of " Sympathy for the Devil " that , with its lurching , fragmented ineptitude and whined vocals , felt more truly demonic than the original . โ Oh , I love that ...
... walked her down off the stage , the band struck up an amateurish version of " Sympathy for the Devil " that , with its lurching , fragmented ineptitude and whined vocals , felt more truly demonic than the original . โ Oh , I love that ...
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... walked toward the parked cars , think- ing he would make a circuit of the street before heading for the Miami . Not seeing her , he became frantic . He started off one way , walked a few paces , then changed his mind and headed in the ...
... walked toward the parked cars , think- ing he would make a circuit of the street before heading for the Miami . Not seeing her , he became frantic . He started off one way , walked a few paces , then changed his mind and headed in the ...
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