Eternal Conflict

by Keith X

Eternal Conflict: A Story of the Streets, Survival, and Redemption is a first-person narrative set in Baltimore that follows one man’s life from a crowded rowhouse and a hard-working mother’s care to the pressures of the street economy and the pull of different paths through family, work, and survival. Told from the perspective of Keke, the manuscript moves through childhood, sibling differences, neighborhood change, and the widening split between school, military service, and street life. It centers on a mother who holds the household together while her children begin making choices that will shape their futures in very different ways.

The book is suited to readers interested in urban family memoir, coming-of-age stories, and fiction grounded in Baltimore life, poverty, and the impact of drugs and crime on families. It offers a reflective, unsentimental account of how a family endures pressure, loss, ambition, and loyalty while trying to make sense of the world around them.