A multicultural anthology featuring Maxine Chernoff, Tony Ardizzone, Sara Paretsky, Paul Hoover, Karen Lee Osborne, Ana Castillo, Angela Jackson, & others. With an introduction by Paul L. Gardaphe. The stories address issues of industrial pollution, racism, homophobia, reproductive freedom, ageism, & the subjugation of minority cultures to the rich, the white, the male. They provide alternative interpretations of life in the city. Many are stories never before published.