Introduction
The most dangerous city in America
Part I
Sin City
The Tik
by John O’Brien
Pretty little parasite
by David Corbett
Mitzvah
by Tod Goldberg
Babs
by Scott Phillips
This or any desert
by Vu Tran
Part II
Neon Grit
Bennie Rojas and the rough riders
by Pablo Medina
Bits and pieces
by Christine McKellar
Crip
by Preston L. Allen
Three times a night, every other night
by Lori Kozlowski
Disappear
by Jaq Greenspon
All about balls
by José Skinner
Part III
Tales From the Outskirts
Atomic City
by Nora Pierce
Dirty blood
by Celeste Starr
Guns don’t kill people
by Bliss Esposito
Murder is academic
by Felicia Campbell
The road to Rachel
by Janet Berliner
About the contributors