Why Write About Life in Prison?

Written By Madelyn S

Slate, February 23, 2022: Why Write About Life in Prison?

“It started out just another day in prison: I shuffled the deck for a game of spades. My opponents had either been cheating or were having one hell of a lucky streak. Or maybe I just sucked at stacking the deck. I was certain I’d gotten all the cards just where I’d wanted them, when everyone stopped talking, eyes wide. …”

Additional reading:

The Sentences That Create Us: Crafting a Writer's Life in Prison on bookshop.org

Prison Writers: Derek Trumbo

The Marshall Project, July 20, 2017: The Accident That Changed My Life in Prison by Derek Trumbo

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