A few months ago I wrote a rather scathing column criticizing
[http://www.curatormagazine.com/joshcacopardo/cruel-and-usual-2/]the American
prison system, specifically regarding its practical function as a punitive
institution versus its theoretical
A fire crackles occasionally nearby, puffing out the icy chill that sifts
through the window. I sit with a mug of cocoa in hand contemplating the year
past and the year to come.
> I placed his desk close up to a small side window in that part of the room, a
window which originally had afforded a lateral view of certain grimy back yards
and
The wall of notebooks was the sexiest place in the bookstore. I would stand
before it, searching for just the right one that might be perfect for recording
all of my brilliant thoughts.
I heard the story on the radio a few weeks ago as I dashed around town running
errands and hoping a Verizon tech could resurrect my Blackberry. NPR’s All
Things Considered was
