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The Runners pt.3
Champagne Song
This is Champagne Song from Solitary Confinement. Please visit prairielanddefendants.com. This is part three of “The Runners”. I stare down at them, grinning. And then hungry, I rush forward to stuff them into my backpack.… Full Transcript
Crucible of Survival
Xandan Gulley
Have you ever stared death in the face? Ever seen your life flash before your eyes? Can you imagine every second of the day looking over your shoulder, feeling like a rabbit being chased by… Full Transcript
Resilience, Part 2
David Annarelli
Back to the resilience of captives in departments of corruption such as myself within the illegitimate Virginia Department of Corrections. You’d be surprised to know just how opposite two people can be and still agree… Full Transcript
Resilience
David Annarelli
Resilience. If there is one word that I’ve had used to describe my last decade of incarceration, it has been resilience. Yes, I’ve been resilient. Resilient, through an assault on my person by Virginia state… Full Transcript
A Soldier
Sheik Bilal Abdul Salaam-Bey
This is Bilal Abdul-Salam Bey, also known as Charlie Hughes. This piece is called “A Soldier.” It’s about the definition of what a soldier is. A soldier fights for the people. He or she does… Full Transcript
This is Champagne Song from solitary confinement. Please visit prairielandedfendents.com. This is a poem I wrote called “Budae-jjigae.” When I see budae-jjigae, I see U.S. occupation, War devastation, Korean mothers forced to sex work to… Full Transcript