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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 2, Issue 1 (2024)

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Front Matter

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Contributors - Mend, v2
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Articles

Introduction - Mend, v2
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the great forgetting
f.r. martinez

Imagine You Can Forget
Leo Cardez

Nothing to See Here
Lisa Lesyshen

Clawing Toward You
Heather C. Jarvis

To Play Amorously
Curtis R. Dickson

Cooking with Butter
Albert Bell

Revisiting the New Jim Crow
Katherine Nikolau

Punishment
Daniel Wright

Lady Lazarus
Jennifer martinez

The Doors that Slam Shut
Michael Crawford

The Colonel
Leo Cardez

All Planned Out
Craig Elias

Dealer
Nathan Blalock

Art Against All Odds: Creating in Solitary Confinement
Katherine Nikolau

A Survivor's Guide to Prison Slang
Gary K. Farlow

Forever Foreign
Maryana Kayumova

Talkin' with Ben
Jennifer Battles

Skill Sets
Brian Warner

Just Outside Charleston
Gary K. Farlow

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Videos

Heather C. Jarvis reads "Clawing Toward You"
Heather C. Jarvis

Jarvis Transcript
Heather C. Jarvis

José Perez introduces and reads Leo Cardez's award-winning piece "The Colonel"
Leo Cardez and José Perez

Perez Transcript
Leo Cardez and José Perez

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