Right here, right now : life stories from America's death row / edited by Lynden Harris ; with a foreword by Henderson Hill and an afterword by Timothy B. Tyson.

Foreword / Henderson Hill
I. The part that was innocent (early childhood, birth to five years old). Playing solitary
Grandma shot Bob
Ajar
No questions asked
Downpour
Nigger lover
Shelf life
Not the worst fate
Car ride
Momma's boy
Good habits
II. Boot camp (elementary school, six to ten years old). It was reefer
Blistered
Ode to a pretty girl
U-turn
The monster
Don't bring a gun to a knife fight
Red, half-white, and blue
Badge of honor
Boot camp
Lesson learned
Better off dead
Shake it off
III. The drama was live (middle school, eleven to thirteen years old). You can be anything
Bootleg
Luxury
Cop
Man of the house
Trance
Tar pit
Point blank
Role model
Elliot MF Jones
Suspension of disbelief
IV. From bad to worse (fourteen years old to arrest). A wrap
JD
When we were young
Stinging bee
Hands on
On my own
Ain't got no name
Slap in the face
Doing my job
White devil
Voices in the dark
Finally
Crossing over
V. Given the circumstances (jail to trial and sentencing). A kind of peace
Seeing the light
Boy
The quiet room
Helpless
Just like a frog
The source
I heard you
Mercy on my soul
Butterflies
After the storm
VI. Worst of the worst (entering death row and solitary). What you got?
Worst of the worst
Nursing home
Combat readiness
The hole
Peanut
Motel
All these guys
Word is bond
VII. You are not here to be rehabilitated (life on death row). The raw
Firstborn
Valentine's Day
Time lost
Hugs
I knew what was coming
The real question
For my heart only
Guilt by association
Pumping iron
I became him
Definitely Christmas
Sidekick for life
The huggy boys
Cellar dwellers
Your neighbor
Beyond the wall
Ten cents a minute
You can do it
The kind that never go away
Making it home
Someone was gonna die
Sugar rush
VIII. Every day's worth celebrating (facing execution). Deal the cards
Weighing the cost
The envelope
Final hours
Cruel and unusual
Black and mild
Something wasn't right
Holy Week
Dawn
Afterword / Timothy B. Tyson.