The Prince rarely ventured into the shop, preferring to hold his court on the sidewalk uptown by St. Vincent’s. But on the rare occasion when he did, it was nothing to see New Orleans’ celebrities like John Goodman or Terrance Blanchard seeking an audience with the Prince. He did not treat the rich and famous…
Chapter 18: Mad Max
By the time the kids started working at the voodoo shop, Miss Cara had been completely rehabilitated. She had been drug-free for five years, regained custody of Spider, and even was a narcotics anonymous sponsor at the Grace House meetings on Camp Street. As a matter of fact, she was Jesi’s sponsor. Jesi had been…
CH 11: The Aftermath
Country Mike’s whole torso was sticking out of the fifth floor window of Charity Hospital, trying to decide if his cigarette smoke was more tolerable than the muggy New Orleans air while also trying to be aware of the cacophony of buzzes and beeps leaking from the room into the night. Spider, who was reclining…
Lords of Magazine Street: The Ice Cream Gangsters 