Works of Justice
Works of Justice is an online series that features content connected to the PEN America Prison and Justice Writing Program. More
Two Poems by Ariana Reines
Also / True was that I had not been fucked correctly // In what was starting to feel like a long / Time. I used the apps but did… More
Two Poems by Deborah Landau
Do what you want / and now. // Soon laid deep beneath / the flimsy weeds we’ll be More
The PEN Ten with Mychal Denzel Smith
What we are compelled to believe is based on our relationship to power…my work navigates truth by understanding it as a struggle to reshape power. More
The M Word Stories: Bayan Abubakr (Part 2)
I have a responsibility to speak out about my experiences, especially since I am at such a unique and nuanced position as a black Muslim woman, to share a… More
Day & Night For It
They brandished torches—the tiki kind you can buy at any big-box store for backyard barbecue—the kind that hold a well of flammable oil. They shouted… More
If They Could Pay Us Less, They Would
But $15 is not such a high rate when you consider that, for example, from where I sit here in Australia, the base minimum wage for a casually employed... More
Lara Croft Was My Family
I often think about how, as a family, we watched dad play every Tomb Raider game? That was fun wasn't it?? "Please save after this please save please..." More
The PEN Ten with Kamilah Aisha Moon
Facts seem immutable, but they are used to construct reality and serve experience, which varies so widely and seems inextricably tied to what one believes. More
The PEN Ten with Carmen Maria Machado
Government censorship is never acceptable. Private organizations have the right to dictate what sorts of ideas they want to host or sponsor, and should be held accountable for those… More
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Neo-Nazis made her a national target. After months of online harassment, she was diagnosed with PTSD. She sued The Daily Stormer and its creator Andrew Anglin and won a $725,000 judgement she may never see. Then one of her anonymous trolls apologized. https://t.co/qAsCFcDhp7