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My Penal Vacation
"I caught the elderly lady looking toward the bus stop a few times, probably disappointed at the loss of a customer. Count your blessings lady, I think to myself.… More
Regret’s Tragic Romance
"Didn't anybody understand he was MY dad long before he was anything to them? I admit I was jealous and a little angry. I may even have subconsciously wandered… More
The Glitter Squirrel in Me
"You / bring out the Glitter Squirrel in me / The reading dreamer / The yearbook’s class clown / The nacho-eating Twin’s fan" More
Limp Gray Fur
"I am neurotically productive, reading, studying, writing, exercising – doing something at all times, anything except nothing." More
Discovery after twenty years in prison
"Sometimes I fear / I might be / A sociopath / I have such / A propensity / For violence" More
Conflagration
"I felt a line of saliva fall out of my numbing mouth while I stared at the bright red bumps of the stings on my ankles. I don't remember… More
The Swallow War
"This singular edifice sits in the center of the prison; it's open air and we call it the plaza. There are a couple of trees, some sickly grass, and… More
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