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How to Survive in Prison
Find out your boyfriend got married. Spend as much time in the yard as possible. Learn to fit in. Become someone’s girlfriend. Stop thinking about the outside world. Join… More
I Hear The Train Comin…
Although I’m sure the world outside these prison walls is likely to forget and ignore the human beings banished to these small plots of land, to be abandoned by… More
That’s the Way It Is in Prison
Murf the Surf and I are walking in the rain past the steam plant heading back to the Southwest Unit. The chapel is off to our left, separated from… More
Working Day Notes: The Publishing Revolution is Here
Introduction by Joshua FurstWe’ll examine the current state of publishing and the massive changes it’s going through. The panel of publishers and authors will describe their experiences, and try… More
Working Day Statement: Solitude and Community
How do artists reconcile solitude and community? To start, we recognize the tension. Our quiet, private moments of creation are inextricably connected to a social reality. Without grasping this… More
Working Day Statement: The Publishing Revolution is Here
The members of the panel in collaboration with the audience agreed upon the following statement:In an age of abundance, price is driven to zero. What is the role of… More
Working Day Statement: De-Gentrify New York and Give Her Back to the World
Sarah opened with the full text of the famous Miilan Kundera quote which begins: “The first step in liquidating a people is to erase its memory.” She then says… More
Hell’s Kitchen
Chapter 1 The sign was unmarred, the wide steel door gleaming proudly with a virgin layer of bright royal blue paint. It read: “No Hostages Will Be Permitted Through These… More
Black Settlement Photo: Circa 1867
Twelve ancestor souls have been preserved In sepia tones one hundred forty years deep. Still uncomfortable in their two-year-old freedom. It’s a pseudo-freedom, the kind that pinches Expressions tight… More
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