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Artwork by Jose R. Robles

This piece portrays a feeling of insanity that I got chasing easy money and getting it. “Wacko” is a character from the “Animaniacs” cartoon. I oftentimes felt like a wacko for money, going to the extent of engaging in criminal activity to fuel my thrill-seeking lifestyle.

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Jose R. Robles is an artist and poet incarcerated in California.