He Called Me Sister

Suzanne Craig Robertson is a former statewide legal magazine editor and bar association communicator. She holds a Master of Arts in writing and lives in Nashville, Tennessee.

The fascinating, moving story of a friendship with an inmate on death row

Foreword by Sister Helen Prejean Preface by Bill Moyers Prologue: A Long Way from Home for All of Us PART ONE: FAMILY Chapter One: It Started with a Phone Call . . . and Poetry Chapter Two: From the Back of the Courtroom Chapter Three: Daddies and Daughters . . . and a Personal Shopper Chapter Four: His Own Safety Net Chapter Five: Life in the Big City Chapter Six: Guilt (Mine) Chapter Seven: The Definition of Family Chapter Eight: The Cracks in Our Walls PART TWO: THE NIGHTMARE Chapter Nine: Surprise! We Should've Been Paying Attention Chapter Ten: "What a Family Is Suppose to Feel Like" Chapter Eleven: Connecting with Another Execution Chapter Twelve: Tick Tock Chapter Thirteen: Friends in High Places Chapter Fourteen: Protestors Chapter Fifteen: We Didn't Think They Would Really Kill Him Chapter Sixteen: They Showed Up Chapter Seventeen: Deciding Which Lives Are Worth Sparing Chapter Eighteen: It Was Time We Knew Chapter Nineteen: More Puzzle Pieces Chapter Twenty: Thou Shall Not Kill-No Asterisk Acknowledgments Notes About the Author