This is a collection of stories based around people of African decent. The first two stories, "The Sins of Others" and "I Caught a Catcher" are about the experiences of African American men during slavery in America and shortly after slavery was abolished. The story "An Apple a Day" is an action comedy about two spies trying to accomplish a mission, while the last story "Tora & Tatsu" is about an African man in Japan stealing away the love of a beautiful woman from her powerful husband.