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Lisa Lesyshen

Lisa Lesyshen writes from Colorado.

A photo shows two wooden adirondack chairs on a wooden patio with lush greenery in the background.

Posted inEssays & Memoirs

We Built a Patio at My Prison. It Has Changed My Life

by Lisa Lesyshen July 22, 2025

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