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On Writing
These are stories and reflections about writing inside prison. Subscribe to Inside Story to receive exclusive behind-the-scene looks at our best stories, as well as author profiles and other insights.
Posted inReviews
Recovery Memoir Illuminates the Power of Vulnerability Through Writing
Brown and O’Neil have made it easy to relate to what they experienced before sobriety; I felt like I was there with them all along.
Posted inPerspective
Ode to My Legal Pad
My notepad is a gentle reminder to continue to hope and to live for purpose. I am conscious that I do not have that many more legal pads left before my release, so it is imperative that I make the most of them all.
Posted inPerspective
Writing is My Superpower
It has been a rewarding year of being afforded a voice from the desert of the voiceless. It has been that privilege that has reinforced my sense of duty and obligation to self and others, freeing my superpower.
Posted inPoetry
Trapped Between Lines
A lonely man sits
At a desk full of papers,
Thousands of words
Trapped between lines.
Posted inPerspective, Poetry
My Dream to be a Poet
Writing lyrics in imprisonment has taught me many things. It gave me an outlet that served as a therapeutic agency, it increased my self-esteem and boosted my morale. Most of all, it gave me the opportunity to dream big and want better for myself.
Posted inPerspective
Finding Solace in Solitude
I’m required to keep company with myself, and in doing so I’ve used every deficit as an opportunity to discard some aspect of my thinking or habits and pick up something new that not only makes me feel good, but is good for me.
Posted inLetters
Pen Pals: A 30-Day Challenge
As I sit here on my bed, this metal slab in the open bar prison cell I like to call my cage, I’ve been running scenarios through my head of what daily life in the free world would be like for me had I made a slight adjustment in my thinking.
Posted inPerspective
The Power of the Written Word
We are a particular class of people who are not supposed to reach much higher. But we all have dreams. Everyone wants more out of life. I started to see my road toward more in the pen I was holding.
