Follow the events of a group of 6 young men as they find out the hard way that in the gang life everything that glitters doesn't mean that it's gold.
A group of 6 young thugs from the inner-city of Houston, Texas finds out the hard way that the gangster lifestyle isn't all that it's cracked out to be. One by one, each member of the Willowcreek posse experiences his own personal tragedy.
After living through a couple of murder attempts, robberies, drug smuggling, betrayal, the loss of friends of violence and paralysis, the main character Tank surrenders his life to God.
Meanwhile, the 2 remaining members of the posse continue to relish in their illegal endeavors. After a dispute, which led to a shootout, the law quickly apprehended one of the gang members. The remaining member fled the State and continued his illegal activities. Ultimately, he is arrested and brought to justice for his participation in the shooting.
Tank, however, gets married and eventually has two children. Ironically, he realizes that his life is finally prospering although the money isn't coming in as fast as was once the case.
Willowcreek Disciple gives an accurate depiction of the ills on the streets. Many of our youths are misinformed about the perils involved with that lifestyle. Hopefully after reading this book they will see that being a gangster is a no-win situation.
Professional Reviews
RAWSISTAZ™ Reviewers
Date Reviewed: Apr 22, 2007
God's calling on your life
WILLOWCREEK DISCIPLE by Allen Cat Slick is the story of a man who finds himself unable to escape God's calling on his life. Tank is the leader of the Willowcreek Posse which is comprised of Tank, Playa, Pop, Solo, Suga and Pookie. Tank and his fellow thugmates spend their days selling dope, sexing women, participating in acts of violence and ultimately living the fast life. Tank often calls the shots for the posse and determines what action the gang will
take next.
By virtue of being a member of the group, Tank comes into constant contact with Grandma who is Playa and Suga's grandmother. She is constantly "preaching" to the posse and telling them of God's Word and how they should obey His commandments and cease living the wayward lives they have chosen. Though it appears the words are falling on deaf ears, they are not. Tank eventually accepts the call on his life and becomes a disciple for Christ.
WILLOWCREEK DISCIPLE was an interesting tale. Tank's transformation
illustrates that a seed planted does have the ability to grow and flourish no matter how long the seed remains dormant. Unfortunately, the book falls short of its full potential because of the author's writing style. He sometimes switched between the first and third person in telling this story and it detracted from the flow of the book. Despite the foregoing, I still enjoyed the overall message of the book and found Tank's story encouraging and inspiring.
Reviewed by **Guest Reviewer Hope Denise Murphy
of The RAWSISTAZ™ Reviewers
Greatly enjoyed this synopsis for WILLOWCREEK DISCIPLE. The story sounds like one fresh from the painful ambiguities of life as many are experiencing it in 2007 and the author clearly has meaningful insight into the subject matter. The chosen theme is powerful and the issues addressed are not any we can afford to ignore as individuals, as communities, or as a country. Hopefully WILLOWCREEK DISCIPLE is just a beginnig for Alley Cat Slick and readers will see much more from him as he continues to grow as a writer and to bless us with the fruit of his literary labors.
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