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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
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Dwayne, 58

Recently, I had a conversation about my life with a new friend. I told him that I was incarcerated for…
Barry
May 8, 2024
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Arthur, 36

“I have learned to appreciate the small things and family traditions that keep families together, especially the patriarchs who instill…
Barry
May 7, 2024
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Bryan, 58

I learned my letters by the light of a kerosene lamp when my family lived in a house my mother's…
Barry
May 7, 2024
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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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Orion, 44

He just showed up, and he is screaming at me. The child took one day. The birth took ten months.…
Barry
May 6, 2024
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Troy, 59

"I don’t lose faith in the goodness of life because I’m angry and depressed. Rather, I became angry and depressed…
Barry
May 6, 2024
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Marty, 40

While driving with my friend Charlie down HWY 101, I was coming down off dope, and he disapproved of using…
Barry
May 5, 2024

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