Just Desserts
Mack gritted his teeth behind a well-practiced poker face, walking away from the prison’s package room. He was carrying two thirds of the...
5 Easy Steps to Getting the Most Out of Every Book!
One of the easiest ways to achieve success is to find a mentor to teach you the proper way to do something. While in prison you can do...
Vampire Desire
She awoke suddenly, afraid and soaked in sweat. Her bed was warm but there was a cold, soulless presence in her room, a presence that...
TURN OF TIME
“It will rattle your windows…and shake all your walls…for the times…they are a – changing.” -Bob Dylan-1964 In a matter of months 50...
Intellectual Firing Squad
I wanted my prisoner rehabilitation program "Take a Load Off" to provide a body of positive work and hope for prisoners who were getting...
LIFE and DEATH in LONG BEACH
“Leave love bleeding in my hands…” Hemorrhage by Fuel Being dead is one strange trip. It keeps me busy yet still I often wonder what my...
At War: Inside the Walls
They call me D. I am a woman federal inmate at a Bureau of Prison's (B.O.P.) facility. I have been locked up since April 1, 2008. At the...
The Ugly Truth About the PLRA
The Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) is an anti-prisoner statute signed into law April 26, 1996 by President William Jefferson...
Making Your Bones In Creative Arts: A Quicker, Easier Way To Publishing Success
ZINE noun \ˈzēn\ : a small magazine that is written by people who are not professional writers and that usually has stories about a...
Escape from a Maximum Security Jail
D. Babb was awarded Third Place in memoir in the 2008 Prison Writing Contest. Los Angeles County has the largest jail system in the...
