Prison of the past

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These are my articles written over time. Please feel free to ask questions about any post.

The Last Prisoner

Date: Mid-21st Century Location: Former prisons, reintegration centers, quiet civic institutions Weather: Still air, unguarded mornings No one remembers the last prison closing. Because prisons did not end with a sound. They ended with a reduction. Fewer arrivals. Longer absences. Empty corridors that stayed empty. Doors that remained unlocked because no one needed to pass […]

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The Prison of the Past

The rain had stopped, but the streets still smelled of damp stone and iron. Emil sat cross-legged on the rug, his schoolbooks untouched beside him, his mind circling the words from earlier that evening. Grandfather had said: “When a leader ties himself to a wrongdoer, he sets the dignity of his nation on fire.” The

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