CURTIS DAWKINS
The Graybar Hotel offers a glimpse into the reality of prison life through the eyes of the people who spend their days, years and lives behind bars. A man sits collect-calling strangers every day just to hear the sounds of the outside world; an inmate recalls his descent into addiction as his prison softball team gears up for an annual tournament; a prisoner is released and finds freedom more complex and baffling than he expected. In this stunning debut story collection, Curtis Dawkins, an arts graduate and convicted murderer, serving life without parole, gives voice to the experience of perhaps the most overlooked members of our society.
