St. Louis Noir

IntroductionPart I: The City“Abandoned Places” by S.L. Coney (Dogtown)“Deserted Cities of the Heart” by Paul D. Marks (Gateway Arch)“Blues for the River City” by Colleen J. McElroy (The Ville)“Fool’s Luck” by LaVelle Wilkins-Chinn (Central West End)“Attrition” by Calvin Wilson (Downtown Newsroom)“Tracks” by Jason Makansi (The Hill)Part II: A Poetic Interlude“Four St. Louis Poems” by Michael Castro (Gaslight Square)Part III: The County“A Paler Shade of Death” by Laura Benedict (Glendale)“Have You Seen Me?” by Jedidiah Ayres (Frontenac)“A St. Louis Christmas” by Umar Lee (North County)“The Pillbox” by Chris Barsanti (Maplewood)“The Brick Wall” by John Lutz (Interstate 64)Part IV: Across The River“Tell Them Your Name Is Barbara” by L.J. Smith (East St. Louis, IL)“One Little Goddamn Thing” by Scott Phillips (Sauget, IL)