Urban storyteller Dominic Brogsdale brings listeners tales of raw, intense authenticity. The following stories arise from urban reality, from what he and the people he's known have experienced. In this second collection of Concrete Chronicles, you'll meet:

• Jetta, a 16-year-old girl who isn't as grown up as she thinks and defies her parents' strict rules. Her arrogance and naivete result in tragedy for her entire family, especially for her two younger sisters.
• Sophia, a devout Muslim whose deadbeat ex-husband leaves her and her children on the brink of homelessness. Turning to crime to feed her children, she reaps kindness from the storekeeper whose merchandise she steals.
• Paul, serving a 10-year prison sentence for the crime of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. He relies on his mentally unstable cellmate to protect him from predation and pours out his innermost thoughts and feelings in heartfelt poetry.
• Jimmy, who escapes a home where he's not wanted only to fall prey to his larcenous uncle, a pastor. Caught and imprisoned, he learns from another inmate how to turn his life around.
• Devin and his friends, young children whom family, society, and the government have failed at every turn. Neglected to raise themselves, these children obey no rules other than want, self-gratification, and vengeance.