← Grace KingBalcony Storiesby Grace KingCollection of stories depicting New Orleans Creole life and social tensionsFind on Amazon↗About the authorGrace KingGrace King was a New Orleans local colorist who offered a more defensive view of Creole culture than her contemporary George Washington Cable, but her best short fiction has lasting psychological depth. Balcony Stories is her finest collection.More by Grace KingTales of a Time and Place→The Pleasant Ways of St. Medard→Monsieur Motte→New Orleans: The Place and the PeopleHistorical and cultural account of New Orleans and its inhabitants→