She didn't have to turn to know it was Shawn.

Shawn asked, when he tried to turn him away from it.

She became friends with him, his wife and their baby son, Shawn.

Not, Shawn thought, that he wanted to put the matter to the test.

And what would Shawn, who died in 1992 at home with his wife, make of this book?

"I used to think that all black men were like my father," Shawn said.

For Shawn, a large bet might be $10 a game.

Shawn had heard the story too many times to count.

It was good and strong, but she didn't have the same touch as Shawn.

Shawn shook his head, but he got up to go to the door.

Shawn's parents told the police that he had been sick the night before.

But Shawn, he is the best shooter of the group.

Shawn read the piece and invited her to come in.

When he turned and saw her coming toward him, Shawn cursed himself.

Then, because he needed it, Shawn let himself fall into the quiet.

Over the years, Shawn has kept himself busy in a number of ways.

During Shawn's hospital stay, there is another attempt on his life.

In Shawn's case, he only wants one friend to be able to connect.

When Shawn was 5 months old, he had his first seizure.

She wondered if anyone but Shawn would have thought to give it to her, as he had years before.

Only recently did Shawn confess that he, too, had been working in those days.

"Shawn, come out here and man the bar for a moment, would you?"

I need the time you last saw Shawn, and where he went."

Around 1930 he changed the spelling of his last name to Shawn.

I just had Shawn take him out for a walk around outside."