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John Adams

John Adams is a writer incarcerated in Texas.

Posted inPerspective

Us Against Them

by John Adams April 12, 2022August 11, 2022
Posted inDispatch, Feature

A Death on Father’s Day

by John Adams November 16, 2021July 14, 2022
Posted inPerspective

The Market Price of a Big Boy Cookie in Prison

by John Adams October 29, 2021February 20, 2022
Posted inOpinion

Herd Immunity in Texas

by John Adams August 6, 2021February 20, 2022
Posted inPerspective

Forced Optimism

by John Adams June 15, 2021February 20, 2022
Posted inEssays & Memoirs

Dancing Daydreams in a Penitentiary

by John Adams December 18, 2020February 20, 2022
Posted inPerspective

Man Versus Beast

by John Adams December 7, 2020February 20, 2022
Posted inFeature, Perspective

The Man on the Gurney

by John Adams October 19, 2020February 20, 2022
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