numbers game
numbers gameOn May5,1988, CDC #60840,1 of California Medical Facility blues and formerly1 of1700 Northern Reception Center greens, awoke, lifted his head off his6318L, eased from between the2 white sheets… More
Sonnet—To The Moon
Sonnet—To The MoonIn temperance and faith hast thou for yearsWatched o’er me. Thou hast smiled whene’er I gainedSmall, human gains and bitterly wept tearsOf light to save me when… More
I Wore Chains to My Father’s Funeral
I lay on my steel bunk in the dark of my prison cell, staring at the ceiling, thinking about the phone conversation I’d had with my mother a few… More
Wrong Decision
CAST OF CHARACTERSRobert: picked to do a “hit” on one of his fellow gang members, who has used up drugs belonging to the gangDavid: member of the same gang,… More
Trouble On a Rainy Day
THE SETTING is a kitchen and living room seperated by a wall with a doorway. Through the window over the kitchen sink rain and the occasional flash of lightning… More
Heavy Hearts
Scene 1 SETTING: The lobby of the Administrative Building of Texas’ Death Row. A leather couch sits in the middle of the lobby. In front of the couch is… More
King’s Highway
FADE IN: INT. 10 - NORTH OF VANCOUVER, WASH. - PRE-DAWNAERIAL SHOT - TRACKING 18-wheeler owned by David Calarence “DC” Hawkins and Dabney "Doobie” DuBoise SFX KEITH WHITLEY “MARINA… More
Second Chances
INT. LAVON FAMILY LIVING ROOM -- NIGHTSAMMIE, a fleshy 10-year-old child wearing Incredible Hulk Pajamas, rises from the love seat with cordless phone in hand. Absent-mindedly turning the lamp… More
Learning to Swim
Gary Shively 103443 Powhatan Correctional Center, D7 State Farm, VA 23160 I am sinking. Just like a stone, I am sinking. Coils from the black icy depths pulling me under. My scream is… More
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