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To protect the privacy of the individuals depicted, some names and identifying details have been changed. Part 1 of this story was published on May 31, 2026. You Don’t Have to Be Crazy to Work Here …But It Helps I meet with Richard – he wears a short length pearl necklace outside of a turtleneck sweater. He’s always harried - [...]
Couchsurfing Collage by the author To protect the privacy of the individuals depicted, some names and identifying details have been changed. --------------------------- Spring 2025 Your whole life story is in that backpack and you hand it to me one page at a time. Your toxicology report, your birth certificate, psych evaluation, social security card. The gray elastic band of your [...]
Lessons from Rikers Island That first morning, I was stopped by the correction officers just before the bridge that leads to the 413-acre, liver-shaped island in the middle of the East River between Queens and the Bronx. I was struck by how bored the COs acted. It was as if they were telling me there was nothing I could possibly [...]
