~ Note from Gin ~ Spyder was instantly recommended to me for an interview by Prince before our interview day was over, and I instantly loved his writing. He has shared a lot with me that I am not including here, but he went through our questions as well. I am including the questions and […]
Tell us a little about the most important people in your life. Our lives are so short, that who we share them with becomes of paramount importance. It’s strange to me that as time passes, it does so faster and faster the more of it we have under our skin. Moments leaving us are immortalized […]
*Please note, names have been changed for the protection and consideration of all involved.* Grieving Behind Bars ~ by Taj Mahon-Haft ~ I first met Roy as a recommendation of a positive leader in my new pod. I only knew a few people and it was time to recruit the best guys to help as […]
*Please note, names have been changed for the protection and consideration of all involved.* No Place to Pee ~ by Taj Mahon-Haft ~ I confess that I did not know Hooch at all before this event, and I still only know him through a few harried conversations. Prison is funny that way. I know a […]
*Please note, names have been changed for the protection and consideration of all involved.* Every day we get counted repeatedly in prison. Four of those times are officially considered “standing counts,” where the guards blow shrill whistles and bellow, “Count time! Feet on the floor! Lights On!!” The whole point of it is explicitly to […]
~ by Taj Mahon-Haft ~ *Names have been changed for privacy’s sake.* Mr. Fern is my neighbor here. He sleeps across the hall and six doors down–about forty feet away. Since I arrived here, before even living on the same floor as him, he has bent over backwards to offer me a smile and friendly […]