HOPSCOTCH On Bloodstained Sidewalks 14+

🔖 Rarely does a writer come along whose depth of clarity hits home as does the work of Ken Marshall. His short yet powerful stories take us into a world visited briefly by the media. This is usually only after the violence has become so great that it can no longer be contained within the periphery, better known as America's inner-cities. We journey with him through neighborhoods that businesses have long since abandoned. Politicians ignore them until time for their elections. Inferior education reigns in our schools. The "victims are further victimized" by a long held belief that "they are just lazy, good for nothing and should be able to pull themselves up by their boot straps as many others faced with similar circumstances have been able to do." Kenneth Marshall's work gives a voice to those who, against all odds, continue to survive, forcing the rest of us to bear witness to the harsh reality of their lives.