Tales from da Hood (36 page)

SEVEN
was born the seventh child to one of the most notorious hustlers in Richmond, Virginia. She was raised in the Whitcomb Court housing project by her mother. The author and poet is a graduate of Virginia Union University and currently resides in the DC metropolitan area with her two sons. She is currently writing a novel.

THE GHOST
is the new kid on the literary block and plans on becoming a permanent resident. He is currently working hard on his upcoming novel, titled
Tribulations of a Ghetto Kid.

AKBAR PRAY
, an urban legend, is the author of
Death of the Game
and is currently working on his next novel, titled
Brick City.

Y. BLAK MOORE
is a poet and former gang member who grew up in the Chicago housing projects. He is also the author of the novels
Triple Take, The Apostles
, and
Slippin'.
He has three children and lives in Chicago.

NIKKI TURNER
, formerly the Princess of Hip-Hop Fiction, has graciously earned and accepted her new title of the Queen of Hip-Hop Fiction. Creatively editing each story in this anthology, Ms. Turner, a literary jewel herself, continues to show the world why she deserves to wear her crown. She is gutsy, gifted, courageous, and taking the urban literary community by storm. She is the bestselling author of
A Hustler's Wife, A Project Chick
, and
The Glamorous Life.
Visit her website at
www.nikkiturner.com
, or write her at
[email protected]
, or at P.O. Box 28694, Richmond, VA 23228.

Tales from da Hood
is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

Street Chronicles
copyright © 2006 by Nikki Turner

“Big Daddy” copyright © 2006 by Seven

“360” copyright © 2006 by The Ghost

“No Mercy” copyright © 2006 by Akbar Pray

“Thicker Than Mud” copyright © 2006 by Y. Blak Moore

All rights reserved.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Nikki Turner presents Street chronicles: tales from da hood.

p. cm.

Contents: Big Daddy / by Seven — 360 / The Ghost — No mercy / by Akbar Pray — Thicker than mud / by Y. Blak Moore — Street chronicles / by Nikki Turner.

1. Short stories, American—African American authors. 2. African Americans— Fiction. 3. Inner cities—Fiction. 4. Gang members—Fiction. 5. Street life—Fiction. 6. Gangs—Fiction. I. Title: Street chronicles. II. Turner, Nikki.

PS647.A35N55 2006

813'.04083552—dc22

2005049872

eISBN: 978-0-307-49818-2

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