Author: Tony Lindsay
 
‘Fat from Papa’s Head’ is a collection of short stories targeted at young adults. All of the protagonists are youngAfrican-American male teenagers and young adults. Themain characters in these stories are at pivotal points intheir young lives. Some of the youth are at rite-of-passagemoments, and others are merely faced with decisions.This collection was composed in response to the author’sconversations with incarcerated African-American maleyouth. The discussions centered on reading materials, andthe need and want for stories that reflected their lives. These stories are an attempt to meet that need and want.