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Mend celebrates the lives and creative work of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people as well as individuals who have been impacted by the criminal justice system. This annual publication showcases writing of all types, including fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. While prospective authors may submit pieces that describe their experiences with incarceration, the publication welcomes contributions on any topic.

Current Issue: Volume 3, Issue 1 (2025)

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Complete Issue - Mend (Spring 2025)
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Front Matter

Table of Contents - Mend (Spring 2025)
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Introduction - Mend (Spring 2025)
Troy White

Contributors - Mend (Spring 2025)
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Editors - Mend (Spring 2025)
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Artists - Mend (Spring 2025)
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Articles

Section I: In Hindsight
Robin Brownlee, Mary Carr, and Katherine Nikolau

Man Skin, Boy Mask: A Love Poem
José Pérez

Table of Contents
Gary K. Farlow

Time and Prison: Are They Mutually Exclusive?
Marvin Wade

Doing Time While Gathering Me
José Pérez

Section II: Listen Up!
Marion Rodriguez and Patrick W. Berry

Pavlov's Dogs
Gary K. Farlow

Unsaid
Leo Cardez

Strong Lakota Women
Shawnda Frazier

Juneteeth
Sonny Cochran

Zoo Tour Guide
Jefferson Fietek

Ode to a Change of Heart
Leo Cardez

Crazy: The Pursuit of Men's Helath Behind Bars
Richard Rivera

Section III: Connections
Robin Brownlee, Ilhy Gomez Del Campo Rojas, and Molly McConnell

Falling
Michael Shane Hale

Dragonflies
Warren Bronson

The Fall
Dymitri Hubert Haraszewski

Ruling the Roost
Fred Munch

A Prison Buddhist
Michael Rhynes

Running
Sergey Medvedev

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