Martin Dawson

I’m a forty-year-old Christian–born and raised in Inglewood, California. During high school, I fell in love with reading the creative stories of the “classics,” and soon began to write down many of my own thoughts and feelings. But then “life” happened and I stopped writing…

I’ve been incarcerated for sixteen years, during which time I’ve renewed my love affair with stories. Now I hope to move the world with my own experiences.


Articles by Martin Dawson

Prison and Justice Writing
Friday April 16

As the Creamed Beef Goes…

For those of you unfortunate enough to be unacquainted with this particular culinary delight, creamed beef is simply: browned ground beef, simmered in cream of mushroom soup, and served over hash browns. Toast or biscuits on the side. Now I know this seems pretty straight forward—meat and potatoes even—and on the surface it probably is.