Tacenda Addenda
Works of Promise
EYES ON THE TIER
BY ALI M MATTAR
This is an essay by Ali Mattar, who describes himself as “ an avid essayist who focuses on the human condition and how it relates to the complex world of incarceration. As long as [he] can write about something truthfully and freely, I am satisfied."
CONCRETE CIRCUS
BY ALI M MATTAR
This is an essay by Ali Mattar, who describes himself as “ an avid essayist who focuses on the human condition and how it relates to the complex world of incarceration. As long as [he] can write about something truthfully and freely, I am satisfied."
TO BREATHE IN A WORLD WITHOUT AIR
BY ALI M MATTAR
This is an essay by Ali Mattar, who describes himself as “ an avid essayist who focuses on the human condition and how it relates to the complex world of incarceration. As long as [he] can write about something truthfully and freely, I am satisfied."
Taking care of oneself
By ali m mattar
This is an essay by Ali Mattar, who describes himself as “ an avid essayist who focuses on the human condition and how it relates to the complex world of incarceration. As long as [he] can write about something truthfully and freely, I am satisfied."
Prison Trauma: The Psychological Toll of Long-Term Incarceration
By ali M mattar
This is an essay by Ali Mattar, who describes himself as “ an avid essayist who focuses on the human condition and how it relates to the complex world of incarceration. As long as [he] can write about something truthfully and freely, I am satisfied."
The power of Hope
By ali M Mattar
This is an essay by Ali Mattar, who describes himself as “ an avid essayist who focuses on the human condition and how it relates to the complex world of incarceration. As long as [he] can write about something truthfully and freely, I am satisfied."
Review of Life
By Christopher Santiago
This review is of Phillip Vance Smith’s book, LIFE: Learning Instructions for Everyone… in Prison and Out. The reviewer is Christopher Santiago, who is serving a sentence of life without parole in South Carolina.
Life sentences
Poems and Observations by various authors
This collection features pieces by authors who engage with life and death sentences from a variety of perspectives.
The name is the game
A NEW ESSAY BY CHARLES HUCKELBURY
This essay will be featured in the 2023 issue of Tacenda Magazine: An Online Arts & Social Justice Journal, along with other essays that consider the role of language in shaping our perspectives of crime and punishment.
Death Row's Rainbow Effect: A Spectrum of Responses to Living under a Death Sentence
A NEW ESSAY BY GEORGE T. WILKERSON
This essay will be featured in the 2023 issue of Tacenda Magazine: An Online Arts & Social Justice Journal.