Kate’s 2¢: “Stateway’s garden: stories” by Jasmon Drain

“Stateway’s garden: stories” by Jasmon Drain
Kate’s 2¢: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as, describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ merely shares my thoughts about what I read. I’m just saying…

Drain very vividly paints with words what it was like living in the Stateway’s Garden project on the south side of Chicago. As a chronicle for historic purposes, he is successful. What I question is if these stories advance the agenda of cultural betterment or do these stories keep it stuck in its history.

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About the Author Jasmon Drain is a 2010 and 2011 Pushcart Prize nominee. He grew up in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago, and currently resides in the Kenwood neighborhood.

From NLS/BARD/LOC:
Stateway’s garden: stories DB98978
Drain, Jasmon. Reading time: 7 hours, 44 minutes.
Read by Shayna Small.

Short Stories

A collection of short stories focused on the lives of those residing in the Stateway Gardens public housing projects on Chicago’s South Side. The stories describe a vibrant community fighting the crush of poverty and violence. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2020.
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