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David "Razor" Babb

David “Razor” Babb is the founding editor-in-chief of The Mule Creek Post, a newspaper published out of Mule Creek State Prison in California, where he is incarcerated. He is also a 2008-2009 winner of the PEN Prison Writing Award in the essay category and the author of numerous books including “Icicle Bill,” “Goodbye Natalie” and “Last Lockdown.”

A man writes in a spiral notebook.
Posted inFeature

Can I Quote You on That?

by David "Razor" Babb August 22, 2023August 18, 2023
A pen lays on top of a handwritten poem
Posted inPoetry

The Prison Writer

by David "Razor" Babb July 9, 2023June 29, 2023
Posted inPerspective

Writing My Way to Freedom (Of a Sort)

by David "Razor" Babb May 9, 2023May 9, 2023
Experiencing a stroke in prison can often be made worse.
Posted inFeature

A Stroke of Luck

by David "Razor" Babb March 21, 2023March 17, 2023
Writing a detective novel while in prison can be rehabilitative
Posted inPerspective

Writing Helped Me Discover the Invisible Shame I Carried

by David "Razor" Babb November 30, 2022November 23, 2022
Printed issues of the Mule Creek Post
Posted inFrom Prison Newspapers

Mule Creek Post Sent to Solitary Confinement

by David "Razor" Babb October 20, 2022October 14, 2022
The back of a woman with long hair and left elbow raised
Posted inPerspective

My Trans Cellie Was Vilified and Objectified

by David "Razor" Babb August 15, 2022August 8, 2022
A Polaroid photo of a dog and vintage photo of a hillside lay on top of a map of Missouri
Posted inObituaries & Remembrances

My Dog Kokomo, My Only Friend in the World

by David "Razor" Babb August 4, 2022July 30, 2022
Printed issues of the Mule Creek Post
Posted inJournalism Inside

Amid COVID Quarantines, a Prison-Based Newspaper Gets New Life

by David "Razor" Babb March 2, 2022August 11, 2022
Posted inJournalism Inside, Perspective

Empathy Expands, Softens Prison Mentality

by David "Razor" Babb January 4, 2022July 15, 2022

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