Urban Crow is a collection of short stories that sheds light on the people in the peripheral of our society. It does not always follow the accepted path of traditional linear story telling; goal, motivation and conflict are thrown away and replaced with contemplation. ItÕs gritty, sometimes ugly and off of the well-worn path. No morals, resolution or happy endings. ItÕs messy, uncertain, self conscious, existential and full of dissonance Ð just like an Ornette Coleman composition.