The Green Plague

Tarry is a vendor at the Farmers Market in New Orleans, a man who brings his produce to sell to the customers who stroll among the stalls every Saturday morning. His are the best crabs, fishes, berries and fruits available at the market, the most sought-after by the buyers, because he brings them directly from his home in the bayou. Tarry knows the plants’ seasons and their currents of ripeness and readiness better than anyone else; he’s unusual, a man with skin that acts as a plant-like or...