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Observations Regarding the Incarceration and Rehabilitation of Eastern State Penitentiary Prisoner Number C-98xx

Observations Regarding the Incarceration and Rehabilitation of Eastern State Penitentiary Prisoner Number C-98xx

At the trial, the convict’s mother, who wished to retain her dignity, sat stone-faced while the court pronounced her youngest son’s fate: first-degree murder, 30 years to life.

The Ghost's Leavetaking

The Ghost's Leavetaking

Another wood knock. Hard to tell how far away, or even from which direction. The scene is an inversion now.

Queer Boys Are Still Having Sex

Queer Boys Are Still Having Sex

“Gay sex, by definition, is transgressive.”

My Stuff Out in Tucson

My Stuff Out in Tucson

“My Stuff Out in Tucson” is an eerie foreshadowing of the events that unfold in the writer’s forthcoming novel, Good-Bye, Lo Siento. You can follow him on Twitter at @lakemarkham for updates.

Shit Hawks

Shit Hawks

“Anthony, look what I found.” Tara’s kid shakes me awake. When I turn my head, particles of sand come unstuck from my face. “It’s beach glass, right?”

Chickens in the coop

Eighteen Plus Benefits

“We’ve got to clean up the garbage,” she says.