Jr Calvin Kerr

Hard Head City Jr Calvin Kerr

"Hard Head City" contains the following eight di­ erent short stories:

1. Black Mondays is a story of a boys journey of seeing signs stating, " For Whites Only", while growing up in Memphis to seeing both inaugurations of President Obama and Martin Luther King's memorial dedication.

2. "Chained 2 Da' Porch", tells of a woman's demise from a child to an adult.

3. "Whose Life Is It, Anyway?", portrays the rigors of being an Army drill instructor training male and female privates while facing discrimination.

4. "Hard Head City", describes an Army instructor who helps create of an Army Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps at an alternative in an inner-city.

Moreover, he becomes the basketball coach.

5. "2 Dans", is a split family situation.

6. "3 Hots and a Cot", highlights the cavalier attitude of an inmate at Leavenworth and why he was there.

7. "Who's Loving Katie", is a heart touching story of an abused child.

8. "X-cape from Panama, talks about a soldiers escape from Panama.