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Going to Jail – Part 3

D. approaches me with the air of someone who has acclimated to the harsh boundaries that have redefined his life these nearly two decades behind razor wire and bars. A … Continue reading

December 8, 2018 · 3 Comments

Going to Jail – Part 2

A long, U-shaped table fills a room that is not too unlike my junior high school cafeteria in atmosphere, with one end connecting to where the prisoners will enter and … Continue reading

July 21, 2018 · 9 Comments

Going to Jail – Part 1

I wonder if they see me struggling. Inserting the same quarter into three, or four different lockers, I read and reread the same instructions inside each door. My summer purse … Continue reading

July 14, 2018 · 1 Comment