THE PARIAH'S SYNTAX
09 July, 2025

The Prison Food Survey

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Never before in my twenty-four years of prison living has  the Missouri Department of Corrections  asked those of us in its custody to take ...
27 June, 2025

Preparing to Leave

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George stares at the monitor, whispering the words onscreen as he reads them. His hooded, watery eyes follow the cursor right, then down and...
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20 June, 2025

Four Books I Spent My Spring Reading

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When the time came to choose what to read next, our book club facilitator suggested we pick up Alice McDermott 's novel After This . He ...
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10 June, 2025

Modern-Day Cave People

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The Flintstones  notwithstanding, I don't know where the term "caveman" came from. Although some might've taken shelter in...
29 May, 2025

Breakfast Line

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Queued up for breakfast in the dining hall, it seems to be a mostly ordinary morning. Shouting is at a minimum, since much of the population...
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