A collection of street-smart tales embued with the sharpness, violence, and danger of urban life includes "Big Daddy" by Seven, Akbar Pray's "Vicious Cycle," Nikki Turner's "Gotta Have a Ruffneck," and Y. Blak Moore's "Thicker Than Mud," in which a man returns to his old neighborhood haunts after a stint in prison. Original. 42,000 first printing.