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Urban Fiction
Urban fiction is also known as street lit or street fiction. It is written primarily by African-Americans and is as much defined by the socio-economic realities and culture of its characters as the urban setting. The tone for urban fiction is usually dark, focusing on the underside of city living. Profanity, sex, and violence are usually explicit, with the writer not shying away from or watering-down the material. Most authors of this genre draw upon their past experiences to depict their storylines
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We stared at each other in silence until she looked away. I won. I always won, because I had my daddy’s eyes and she could only stare for so long, without looking away. I had my own ways of getting to Baby-Sweet.
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― Dem Country Girls Love Hard: Everybody Starts Off With A Clean Slate
― Dem Country Girls Love Hard: Everybody Starts Off With A Clean Slate
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She tried to put her key through the door, but it was already open. As she pushed open the door, she almost died of shock at what she laid eyes on.
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― The Perfect Quickie Volume 1
― The Perfect Quickie Volume 1
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