Crime Fiction by David Hagerty As I studied the other convicts in that tight, airless classroom, the pre-release teacher passed around a resumé template mimeographed in inky, old-school purple. “For now, just fill in the blanks,” she said. “We’ll type it up later to make it pretty.” Funny word to use in prison, pretty, butContinue reading “A Career in Crime: AKA The Convict Codes Vol.11”
Tag Archives: Prison
The Cheater
Crime Fiction by Michael Downing Night is the hardest part. The stretch that burns you out inside, drawing out the minutes until they snap like a whip against your skin. Cooper sucks on his Marlboro, feeling the burn, squinting his eyes shut, letting the smoke roll around his head until it stings. The darkness neverContinue reading “The Cheater”
Chuco Has A Bad Day
Crime Fiction by J. Marquez Jr. The world is an anthology full of short stories and small clips. Everybody has a story to tell and everyone has something to say. But not everybody tells their story. The majority cruise through life creating interesting stories that they eventually take to their graves. Alike the world, IContinue reading “Chuco Has A Bad Day”
True Crime: Bronson
Check out Charles Bronson’s book Michael Gordon Peterson AKA “Charles Bronson” is known as England’s most violent inmate. This is his autobiography. Charlie was locked up in 1974 for robbery, But, because of his behavior in prison, he keeps getting more time added to him. He has spent decades in prisons and insane asylums becauseContinue reading “True Crime: Bronson”
Just Desserts
Crime Fiction by Steven James Foreman Paul Ferry, an unmarried officer in Her Majesty’s Prison Service, often drove the two miles, from his bachelor lodgings, to the Prison Officer’s Social Club, there to while away a couple of hours at one of the social gatherings, often held there at weekends. The clubhouse was a stand-aloneContinue reading “Just Desserts”
Father’s Day
Flash Fiction by Scott Macleod Del could feel the old voice coursing around his brain like poison, but he felt he had something important to say so he tried to keep it together. Well missy look at you I suppose you’re one of them schoolboy smarty pants. “You see that guy?” said Del to hisContinue reading “Father’s Day”
A New Line To The Outside
Crime Fiction by David Hagerty Prisons evolve as slow as alligators and are about equally pliable. Some dudes I knew had spent decades locked up at San Felipe State, and in all that time they hadn’t seen the paint color change. We marked time on calendars, not digital clocks. The library still relied on aContinue reading “A New Line To The Outside”
Bag of Soap
Crime Fiction By Dick Johnson I was in the county jail. I won’t say which one. But, I was locked up in a cell block with 6 other guys. We were all awaiting trial. The cell block was made up of 2 cells with bunks, connected by a day room, with a table. The jailContinue reading “Bag of Soap”
Movie Review: Bronson
Review by The Yard Bronson is a 2008 movie, based loosely on the book of the same name, written by Michael Peterson also known as Charles Bronson, and first published in 2000. The movie is an artistic madhouse. Tom Hardy does a masterful job portraying Charlie Bronson, Britain’s most violent prison inmate. The movie looselyContinue reading “Movie Review: Bronson”
True Crime: Murder in Mt. Vernon
True Crime by Chris Bunton On November 8, 1985, 18 year old Tom Odle murdered the five members of his family in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. He killed his father first; stabbing him repeatedly with a knife. Then, he waited on his mother to get home and killed her in the same way. According to IllinoisContinue reading “True Crime: Murder in Mt. Vernon”