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Big Red
By Burl N. Corbett“They’re mighty tough women,” Frankie warned. “They’ll cut off your balls and wear ‘em for earrings.”I laughed dismissively. Back in the mid-fifties, he had dated both Julie and her...
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As the Embers of Hope Die Out
By Michael Lambrix(Written August 2017)Our beloved Mike was executed by the State of Florida on October 5, 2017. To honor his memory, we share with you this essay he wrote eight weeks before his...
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No Country for an Old Man
By Michael D. FloweThe mediasphere is currently exploding over news of Trump’s policy of separating asylum-seeking parents from their children. “How cruel,” goes the chorus: “How absurd!” With all due...
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No Mercy For Dogs Chapter 23
By Thomas Bartlett WhitakerTo read Chapter 22, click hereI paced, a shadow casting shadows.The desert had found its way into the derelict warehouse, grain by grain, until the cracked concrete floors...
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Hairy Consequences
A Story by Terry Daniel McDonaldThe long hairs sticking out from inside my nose were a new development, which I initially missed. My wall mirror at the time was like any other here – polished steel,...
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The Coat
A Story by Anthony Engles“Where´s my fucking coat, asshole?Ah, there it was. Jeremy had just stepped through the door and I knew I only had to wait a few seconds to her those exact words. This was how...
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The Shank Factory
By Gary QuinnA guy here recently asked me about my experiences in prison as a gay man. He’s new to this unit and was doing some kind of research on certain programs. He wanted to know about the Prison...
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Growing Up
My StoryBy Rivelino B. LopezLos Angeles, California is my true love but Riverside, California is my second home. My parents moved to Riverside County when I was young, due to the gang violence in L.A....
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An Authentic Atlas Would Never Shrug
by Thomas Bartlett WhitakerWhen you want to know how things really work, study them when they’re coming apart. – William Gibson, Zero HistoryWe have arrived at a curious point in the history of our...
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Are You Hurt? Part One
By Terry Daniel McDonaldJuly 2018The field I struggled to run across was covered in knee-high swaying grass that leaned into my legs. A cloying caress designed to leach away my speed. Soon a painful...
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Life Story
By Leon CarpenterWhen I was a small child my mom was my hero. I can remember the feeling of love as she would spin fantastic stories to my brother and me about the great feats and accomplishments of...
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Subject: Mass Incarceration
By Edwin "Tariq" TurnerMy incarceration is directly connected to the social ailments within my community. Scarce economic and educational resources, immature role models and household inadequacies...
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The Hopes and Fears of All the Years
By Bob ClarkMy name is Bob Clark. I am currently imprisoned in the state of Kansas. I got locked up when I was thirteen years old. The year was 1968. I was sentenced to a state training school for...
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Writing To a Prisoner
A Guide by Chris DankovichSo maybe you've known someone who got themselves locked up... a friend, a family member, or perhaps that person on the outskirts of your social circle whom you think about now...
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To Live and Die on Death Row
A Typical DayBy Charles RabyA typical day for me is pretty much the same as every other day I spend in here, a mirror image of the next.One of the first things you notice about prison is how loud it...
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I Got My Own Back
I got my own back - Maya AngelouThis Place Where I LiveBy Lauren O'DellThis place where I live is so different from your place, yet the parallels are many. It is eclectic, diverse, and annoying. It is...
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Months Before Six – Part Two
By Billy TracyTo read Part One, click hereDeath Watch Update: September 29th, 2018It is September 29th, 2018. I have been on Death Row – housed on the Death Watch section with men who have execution...
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Roots Between Stones, Part. 2: Cracking the Convict Code
By Steve Bartholomew(To read part one, click here)The Convict Commandments:1)Thou shalt not rat2)Thou shalt not have on your jacket sex offenses nor violence toward children3)Thou shalt not break your...
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No Mercy For Dogs Chapter 24
By Thomas Bartlett WhitakerTo read Chapter 23 click hereThe month of June seemed determined to cook me in my own juices. The relative mildness of May morphed suddenly, angrily, into the hottest...
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They’ve Got My Back
By Timothy PauleyIt was a Sunday morning, just like any other. I got up bright and early to prepare for my workout in the prison weight room. Within an hour, I found myself on my knees in front of my...
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