Steel Town: A Black Punk Memoir from the Haunted Summer of 1982

I wrote Steel Town because some summers change everything. The summer of 1982 was one of those summers for me. I was sixteen, restless, and searching for a place where I could be seen—truly seen—for all that I was and all I was becoming. This book is a work of fiction inspired by true experiences. While the events, characters, and cityscapes are drawn from my life, some elements have been imagined, exaggerated, or reinterpreted to capture the spirit, emotions, and intensity of that summer. ...