Anthony Black

Anthony Black (TX) / Poetry / Texas

Poetry by Anthony Black

Solitude of My Dreams By Anthony Black As I walk along this midnight hour, denying the…

by Anthony Black

Fiction / Lifers/Long Term Sentences / Texas / Thomas Bartlett Whitaker (TX)

The One-Namer

The One-NamerBy Thomas Bartlett Whitaker Grade-4 Research Technician George Concord Boole was immersed seven layers deep…

by Thomas Bartlett Whitaker (TX)

Alfredo Valdez (CA) / Artwork / California / Death Row

Art by Alfredo Valdez

Alfredo Valdez

by Alfredo Valdez

Essays / Ohio / Terry Little (OH)

To Feel

The black cuffs and lengthy Smith & Wesson chains were cold and, as bleak as they…

by Terry Little

Fiction / James Kunkel (TX) / Texas

Mile Marker 17

By James Kunkel It’s not that you’re a lazy kid – far from it. Whenever possible,…

by James Kunkel

Lifers/Long Term Sentences / Steve Bartholomew (WA) / Washington State

The Book

It’s mid-June, and while you’ve been sheltering in place for the past couple of months, I’ve…

by Steve Bartholomew

Billy Tracy (TX) / Essays / Texas

Months Before Six – Part Six

To read Part Five click here Life Watch Update: June 16th, 2020 (3:00PM) In a few…

by Billy Tracy (TX)

Byron Boone (TX) / Lifers/Long Term Sentences / Texas / Thomas Bartlett Whitaker (TX)

Release – Part 2

Illustrations by Byron Boone To read Part One, click here Marlow’s euphoria at having successfully trounced…

by Thomas Bartlett Whitaker

Byron Boone (TX) / Lifers/Long Term Sentences / Texas / Thomas Bartlett Whitaker (TX)

Release – Part 1

Illustrations by Byron Boone A dusting of freckles, a laugh, perfect and free, someone he’d known:…

by Thomas Bartlett Whitaker

Essays / Notes from Admin / Texas / Thomas Bartlett Whitaker (TX)

The Webs That Bind Us

We are excited to announce that Minutes Before Six is about to undergo a web site…

by Thomas Bartlett Whitaker (TX)