To understand her future we need to explore her past. In this first installment of the DOPE GIRL saga we travel back in time literally and figuratively to Longs Mississippi. Monsters aren't born they've developed. Witness the events that shaped the mind of this beautiful yet deadly girl. Experience the childhood trauma that the whole world would one day feel. Once Tywanna meets the original DOPE BOY she is forever changed. Changed for the better or worse depends on which side of her gun you find yourself on. Watch as she morphs from sweet country girl tywanna into street savy Cameisha. She's...

Club Illusions is thee hottest club in the entire Southeast. Being located smack dab in the middle of the ATL made it the place to be when visiting the city, and the only place to be if you lived there. This was where the ballers from the court and ballers from the block shared space in the exclusive VIP section. It was the place to see and be seen for the city's elite. The trendy club had an air of magic and mystique to it. The lights were set low and relaxing while the DJ spun the records that made everything better. The ambiance was just right, but it was just as the name suggested; an...

A compilation of short stories from Salaam Publications. The Shahadah & Jack & ILL from Sa'id Salaam. Ratchet Girls 1 & 2 from Amira Queenpen. Too Much To Chew from Yara Kaleemah

In this installment of the Dope Girl saga Cameisha and crew are faced with some difficult situations and decisions. Dasias' drug habit has come to light and must be addressed. Bilal has to choose between his career and the girl he loves. Jackie has decided to be a full fledged member and Aqua is still Aqua. Armed with a new synthetic coke the crew is set to become major players but not without a cost. The super drug gets user super high, but something is wrong, people are dying. Marisol makes a starting discovery that has a deadly price tag. Cameisha has a new man in her life who shares her...

In this introduction we meet Yancey Parker, a bright kid with a bright future until fate reared it's ugly head. An unfortunate series of events ripped him from the safety and security of the middle Georgia farm he called home. He finds himself thrust into the underworld of Atlanta's underbelly. A whole new way of life is introduced to him by his legendary grandfather Cool Pimpin. Atlanta will never be the same once he comes of age and takes over the world of pimping. Meet Yung Pimpin. In this next installment Yung Pimpin is under the expert tutoring of his legendary grandfather Cool Pimpin....

In this next installment of the CHRONICLES OF A JUNKY series we meet Teresa Sanders. She was born into a royal family among Atlanta Georgia clergy. As the only child of a well respected minister and his wife she had the best of everything at her disposal. Curiosity entices young Teresa to explore life on the other side of the tracks. A whole new, exciting world of men, sex, and drugs opens for her. After she experiences what the hood has to offer including an act of violence that almost claims her life she is deeply affected and forever changed. She survives her forays into the ghetto and...

Yolo Jackson entered into the world feet first when she was snatched from the womb of her dead mother. After being saved by a caring nurse she was given a new lease on life. Being born from death you would think there was nowhere for her life to go but up. However the sickly baby survived only to be placed into the dangerous New York state foster care system where she was passed along from one dysfunctional foster home to the next. Things quickly went from bad to worse when she was placed at the Brown's residence, which also happened to be the town's brothel. At the Brown's the impressionable...