Short Stories > Crime

The pieces featured in this book are the best submissions from the 2017-2018 Fayette Youth Arts Competition. Each expresses the thoughts of modern youth and illustrate internal struggles, humorous observations, and surreal truths. Most importantly, they show a deep connection to the world, and to the rabid, human need to survive and to connect. And thus, these pieces are arranged to best represent this narrative, the commonality between all of these young artists: the overwhelming message of resilience.

Promises are made every day. You don't always know how long a promise must last, or what it might take to fulfill that promise. This story is the beginning of such a promise.

Stories from the lives of cops in the New York Police Department (NYPD), from the 1940s to the 1970s – an inside look into the good, the bad, and the humorous moments on the job.