Downchild: Stories from a Shelter

Downchild is a collection of short stories about residents of a homeless shelter. We meet them one by one as they come to stand in line for admission to the shelter at the end of the day. Each has a story. We meet Gordy, the punch drunk fighter. We meet Leonard, who helps out at the convenience store. We meet Momma, who has lost her home to urban renewal and, with Alzheimer's, can't remember that she has. She wanders the streets trying to find it again. We meet Mary, who cares for her adult...