Confessions of a Penitentiary Death Dealer
"I was 21 years old and the last thing I was interested in was this, the last article I read before tossing the newspaper in my trash." More
Where the Wild Things Are
"I believe we are defined more by what we have done than by what has been done to us. In that sense, we are more robust than those that… More
Poker Face
"He would sit me at the table right next to him during his weekly poker games with the boys and teach me all about my poker face. I never… More
Under The Bridge
"Not too many things are difficult to deal with when you're high as a kite, soaring above the crowds of people on the streets of DC." More
Murderers’ Ball
"The Murderers' Ball is what we call the annual fall Lifer's Club banquet. It's mostly said in jest and among ourselves, Lifers that is. It's dark humor shared by… More
Limp Gray Fur
"I am neurotically productive, reading, studying, writing, exercising – doing something at all times, anything except nothing." More
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Along with her family, friends, and loved ones, we mourn the loss of former PEN America trustee Elisabeth Sifton. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/13/books/elisabeth-sifton-dead.html