Release for #oftimeandpunishment is fast approaching!

“Of Time and Punishment is edgy and redemptive, prosaic and straight-shooting, frustrating and beautiful, political and personal, and a damn good read.”

#massincarceration #memoir #literary #prison #prisonreform #reentry #rehabilitation

When we questioned why the U.S. spent nearly a trillion dollars and killed nearly a million people over twenty years in the Global War on Terror, we heard, "if we don't fight them over there, we will have to fight them here." The religious extremists are among us.
#freedomofspeech

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If you’re so inclined, I will be leading a workshop in the personal essay. We have a good time as we help each other become better essayists.

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Happy to have this up at The Sun.

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#memoir #literary #nonfiction #incarceration #reentry

While waiting, I read these wondrous poems.

Time hasn’t caught up with us,/nor we with it,/we’re still behind because we’re running too fast,/the whole day isn’t enough anymore/to live half an hour.

#amreading #cortázar #juliocortázar #poetry #books #poems

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Bookmark for Of Time and Punishment: A Memoir. Designed by Sophia Mathes.

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On Substack, I’m going write a series of essays to share my experiences writing this memoir, writing strategies and literature about crime and prison, and also branching out into exploring the carceral system. Join me, won't you?

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Finally made it to the party.