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San Quentin, California

Introducing

James, 68

I’m from Michigan. I have two sons and 17 grandchildren there, with no family or friends here. I’ve never had…
Barry
June 4, 2024
Introducing

Ricky, 64

I still run the track and exercise. As long as I have feet that move, I will run. I come…
Barry
May 22, 2024
Introducing

Richard, 69

When I was a young lad, my older nine-year-old brother, James, had leukemia. I was too young to have a…
Barry
May 14, 2024
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Hugo, 31

Growing up in poverty and being abandoned by my father at three, I had less than others due to only…
Barry
May 14, 2024
Poetry

Poetry by Travis

Eucalyptus Pelican These visions welling up in me, Which came to life when you were born, This imagery inside of…
Barry
May 8, 2024
Introducing

Travis, 42

This poem, Two-tone Shoes, and a New Suit, came about when Simon, my son, sent me a photograph of himself…
Barry
May 8, 2024
Introducing

Shane, 53

Growing up, I never understood why I always felt I had to strive to be perfect. I was a firstborn…
Barry
May 6, 2024
Introducing

Alonzo, 57

I murdered him using a knife. I stabbed him in the commission of a crime. I take full responsibility for…
Barry
May 6, 2024

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