Chris Dankovich

Chris Dankovich was awarded the Fielding Dawson Prize in Drama in the 2019 Prison Writing Contest.


Articles by Chris Dankovich

A silver fountain pen rests on an open spiral notebook with lined paper, placed on a wooden surface.
Prison and Justice Writing
Monday September 9

A King of Infinite Space

“Power comes from influence over life, over movement, which the immovable do not do except with fear and shadows to drive those things away from them.”

Prison and Justice Writing
Monday July 7

Come Break Me Down

I try to envision hanging myself from a locker that is shorter than I am. It seems impossible even in my head, despite any amount of dedication. I decide to think of other things.