JShawn Guess has spent the majority of his consecutive 35 years of incarceration writing for food and sanity. His works—published under a variety of pseudonyms—have appeared in newspapers, magazines, and Gritty Southern Christmas Anthology: A Collection of Short Stories. “Last Rock,” included in this anthology, began as writing on the wall of an isolation cell with fingers dipped in water. The hope then was that as the words evaporated, so would the memories. Failing that, the new hope is they live on to inspire ending barbarity within carceral systems. Film rights are available.