On Emigration, Invasion and Rehabilitation
I‘ve been in Australia and I’ve been in New Zealand. In Australia I was catching up on family and the First Fleet. In New Zealand I was running writing workshops at Arohota Women’s Prison. I’ve…
Prison
How Hard Can It Be?
Let’s have it right yeah. Prison’s too easy. It’s a laugh. A right laugh. I’d never have come to jail if there was no TV, shit food… well it’s shit now but it’s not totally…
Within These Walls
Why does liberty remind me of prison? It’s usually the case that prisoners desire to have the things that those at liberty have. It’s odd then that from where I stand for a few days…
On Memoir Work With Offenders
How do we start, where do we start, when we start writing with offenders; with prisoners? Most prisoners, most youngsters with youth offending teams, or adults with probation, like the rest of us begin…