Made in the USA
The pictures that came out of Iraq told a brutal story. No, not the ones to which the public has grown disturbingly apathetic, those of American soldiers in action… More
LIVE! From Texas Death Row!
I just got off work. I hate my job I never want to go back, but it’s not an option I can't quit and I can't get fired. I’m… More
Buddhism in Prison
The Martha Stewart verdict is screaming from the headlines as I begin to write these lines. Martha used to be something of an idol to me. Before landing in… More
Letter to a Daughter
Dear Lori,Thank you for your latest. Do you remember about ten years ago when I was in the hospital with a kidney stone? I think I have them again. As… More
Horse the Caterpillar
In the world that I lived, I felt attached to its walls. These walls had no corners for there was no place to hide.In the beginning of this life… More
Brother Oak
He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he… More
Chris Early: Sheryl
Legs parted like a pie with one slice eaten inside a la mode thighs angle over sour sheets. They are silk. A guitar sleeps beside her, always, and I am stoned again, nude, seated on carpet, waiting… More
Panopticon
So again this vista is eroding. The buildings dim. The women doze in their Steel and stone barns, their toil Having been state approved, the sheets Bleached harmless and stacked on the tables By… More