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Apr.30.2013
Of course, if Allah has any mercy, there will be copies of Kafka.
"The Trial" might be cruel, but "The Metamorphosis" might be appropriate. "In the Penal Colony" is not a positive idea, however. It might give guards and administrators alike too much temptation. [DE]
A file photo of...
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Jan.10.2013
I was a student in Amy Friedman’s memoir class at UCLA when she’d mentioned having married someone in prison, but hadn’t elaborated on it. I was intrigued by the fact that this attractive and intelligent woman had been caught up in that kind of life situation. When she told us that she’d...
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Oct.31.2012
I tend not to include political broadsides here (and this really isn't one), but it's hard these days to ignore the increasing-although-somewhat-subtle racial-moves-of-resistance in the U.S. as the nation slowly morphs from a WASP-populated and controlled nation to a truly diverse one. The book...
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Oct.10.2012
On Wednesday's Phil Naessens Show Phil discusses the differences between "date" food and "guy" food, former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky's 30-60 year sentence for molesting 10 young boys, Tuesday's recap of the MLB playoffs and a look at Wednesday's four...
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Aug.25.2012
Let The Great World Spin, by Colum McCann
image via goodreads.com
This is about as complex a novel as you’re likely to find these days. That’s not praise, exactly, but neither is it a complaint. It’s about New York City in the grander perspective, probably why it was honored...
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Aug.20.2012
My cousin recently returned home after 18 years in prison.
I have to admit for me it was like looking at photographs of people you used to know but weren't really sure how you and they got along but your sure you missed them but just not enough to dwell on it because your sure it would be...
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Jul.26.2012
The last two days have been filled with looking at and judging entries for the Anthology Prizes for this year's Koestler Awards. The Koestler's are a range of prizes for written and visual arts given to people in prisons and secure units, in the knowledge that engagement with the arts is one of the...
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Jun.20.2012
Ok granted…compared to some of my counterparts
I’m the geek in the room who the “dumb blond” jokes are directed at
I get it and to be honest… it’s ok
I’m the one in the room that doesn’t instantly get offended by terminologies, jokes or articles that incite calls of stereotypes and racial...
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Oct.26.2011
The road to prison is lined by cedars tall enough to block the setting sun. The tarmac is slick from an evening shower and the narrow glimpses of ocean that glisten like spilled ink between the ruddy trunks appear more ominous than the calm I always associate with lapping waves.
At the end...
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