Lit Chick Show takes a serve of Gar Fish and Long Gravy

In this edition of the Lit Chick Show:

Host Sylvia Massara and "The Lit Chick Show" is proud to feature Alexander Devereux.

Growing up poor in the small town of Vicksburg, Miss., Alexander Devereaux didn’t have much materially, but there was no lack of remarkable personalities around him -- each of whom left an indelible imprint on his life.

Gar Fish & Long Gravy collects the stories, insight, tragedies, and uproarious wit of an unforgettable cast of characters.  There’s Grandmama Lia’, whose hard-won wisdom on life, love -- and mistresses -- is dispensed in her kitchen to her beloved grandson, sometimes over Johnny Walker Black.  There’s Ms. Peaches, who raises chickens in her ramshackle hut, yet might be one of the richest people in town.  There’s Big Daddy, an imposing hulk, but his massive frame hides a vulnerable past and humiliating secret.  And there’s Ms. Annie Laurie, a fabulously wealthy white woman who never had children of her own, but her love rains down on young Alexander.

And that’s just for starters.

Based on real-life experiences, Gar Fish & Long Gravy is about the mistakes we make, the loves we share, and the stories we tell each other that make us who we are.  It is the touching story of a boy who ultimately breaks free of the poverty and abuse of his extended family, yet never forgets the important lessons he learned along the way.

As Grandmama said, “If sense were common, everybody would have it.”