Thicker Than Water

For many, in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, New York, armed robbery is a way of life. Tone, his younger brother Dee, and their close friend Trey trust each other with their lives as they take money from wherever and whomever they please.

For many, in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, New York, armed robbery is a way of life. Tone, his younger brother Dee, and their close friend Trey trust each other with their lives as they take money from wherever and whomever they please. When the brothers find out that their girlfriends are both pregnant, the two young men reevaluate the choices they have made in life and decide on a change of careers. Doubtful of their ability to live so-called normal lives, Trey laughs at the brothers and promises to keep their guns warm while they try to go straight. Finding work proves to be harder than the brothers expect. Trey welcomes them back to the streets with open arms, and they decide to try their luck in the drug game because robberies are too risky for expecting fathers. Unfortunately, their baby sister falls victim to a horrible crime which serves not only as a distraction but puts their lifelong trust of each other into question.

Ato Williams is a Brooklyn native who chose a life of crime that resulted in him spending 14 years in various NYS prisons. While incarcerated, Ato obtained a Bachelor's in Liberal Arts and discovered his love for writing. After reading some of the more popular urban novels, Ato decided that he had some stories of his own to tell. Ato was released in 2011 and is currently working on his MSW. He is a husband, and a proud father of a nineteen-year-old son and a two-year-old daughter.