Featuring brand-new stories by: Tom Abrahams, Robert Boswell, Sarah Cortez, Anton DiSclafani, Stephanie Jaye Evans, Wanjiku Wa Ngugi, Adrienne Perry, Pia Pico, Reyes Ramirez, Icess Fernandez Rojas, Sehba Sarwar, Leslie Contreras Schwartz, Larry Watts, and Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton
Editor Gwendolyn Zepeda served as Houston's first poet laureate from 2013-2015 and contributor Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton is the current poet laureate (though 2019)
Contributor Robert Boswell has won several literary awards and currently teaches at the University of Houston.
Contributor Anton DiSclafani is a New York Times best-selling novelist whose novels have also been selected as Amazon Books of the Month and Indie Next picks.
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Inhaltsverzeichnis
IntroductionPart I: Desirable Locations with Private Security
"Tangled" by Anton DiSclafani (Tanglewood)
"One in the Family" by Adrienne Perry (Museum District)
"The Use of Landscape" by Robert Boswell (River Oaks)Part II: Peaceful Hamlets, Great for Families
"A Dark Universe" by Larry Watts (Clear Lake)
"Xitlali Zaragoza, Curandera" by Reyes Ramirez (Spring)
"Photo Album" by Sarah Cortez (Downtown)Part III: Minutes from Downtown and Nightlife
"Where the Ends Meet" by Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton (Acres Homes)
"Tolerance" by Tom Abrahams (Third Ward)
"City of Girls" by Leslie Contreras Schwartz (Aldine)
"Miles's Blues" by Wanjiku Wa Ngugi (Montrose)Part IV: Up-and-Coming Areas, Newly Revitalized
"Happy Hunting" by Icess Fernandez Rojas (North Shore)
"The Falls of Westpark" by Pia Pico (Westpark Corridor)
"Railway Track" by Sehba Sarwar (Lawndale)
"Jamie's Mother" by Stephanie Jaye Evans (Sunset Heights)
