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Atomic Warfare

In 1944, Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected to an unprecedented fourth term. In April, 1945, Roosevelt died in office and was succeeded by Vice-President Harry Truman. One of Truman’s… More

And I Was Small

Clarence Rice # 63456Box CWaupun, Wisconsin 53963AND I WAS SMALLNeon sign blinking: GOLDBAR. GOLDBAR. On/off. On/off. On/off. I stood watching. Thinking. Almost hypnotized. Off/on Off/on Off/on GOLDBAR GOLDBAR GOLDBAR. … More

The Connection

I.In the center of Union Square a statue of the City’s Founding Father stood eternally poised as though on the brink of an invisable fronteir, dwarfed among crags of… More

After Four Walls or Learning to Walk

Mr. James Henry Cowan84804PO Box 97McAlester, OK 74501Are you doing something which may result in your being imprisoned? Are you considering doing something which may result in your being… More

An Unsure Home Coming

What is it? Twenty-three? Yeah. Twenty-three years sence he had last been home, sence he last walked a free man.He walked slowly with faltering steps. He looked for a… More

Payday

Daniel J. BourneBox 2Lansing, Kansas66042It was still dark when Cato Johnson awoke. He picked up an old newspaper that lay on the floor, and fanned himself vigorously. The exertion… More

Writer and Advocate Released from Prison

International PEN welcomes the August 12, 2009 release of dissident writer, pro-democracy advocate and Independent Chinese PEN Center member Zhang Lin. More

Writer and Editor Detained

International PEN is seriously concerned for the welfare of Tibetan writer and editor Tashi Rabten (pen name: Te’urang), who was reportedly arrested on July 27, 2009. PEN fears that… More

Public Demons

Public Demons: Chronicle of a Raid “Without justice, what would States really bebut giant bands of thieves?”—St. Augustine, City of God“For my friends, whatever they want. For my enemies, the… More