Letha XVX

Am Resolving Myself – a poem by Marius

I Am Resolving Myself My childhood prepared me for prisonI knew that in every dayThere was a possibilityThat I might be ashamed,Denied something I Needed,Would be contained and preventedFrom escapingAnd yes, there would be pain,There might be violence

“Southeast Greenland Polar Bears” by Marius Mason

Marius writes: “I came across this hopeful article in Science that announced a discovery of a small population of polar bears in Greenland (only a few hundred individuals), who had managed to learn some very different hunting strategies and some…

Painting of Violet

Marius made this painting of a friend on his block, prior to his transfer. Violet has since been released. Welcome home Violet!

Watercolor by Marius

A friend here passed on The New Yorker magazine with a story about Chase Strangio. Marius

Watercolor painting of two people hanging out, foreground of smiling bearded person with tatoos, background, woman w/long hair, tatoos, wallpaper of tropical drinks.

MARIUS HAS MOVED (same address)

Statement from Marius and recent paintings done at his now former unit: Dear Friends and Family, I don’t write very often, as much of my life in the past few years has not seemed very news-worthy…I have been trying…

Photo and Painting

Marius sent a friend and supporter a new photo of himself and a recent painting of his. About the painting: “This painting was done from a photo in the New York Times, taken in 2008. The couple, Phyllis Lyon and…

Editha Dorothea (Life After FSL)

New painting from Marius depicting a former bunkmate on his unit. Marius writes: “Editha Dorthea (or Edie, as we called her) was my bunkie here for a time. She got a compassionate release, thank goodness, and went back to Michigan…

Textured painting of a Pangolin, gold and brown mammel amidst green/blue branches and background

Pangolin Painting

Marius’ Birthday is the 26th!

Marius’ birthday is coming up fast January 26th. Write him a letter or birthday card to remind him that he is not alone. Marie (Marius) Mason 04672-061 FCI DANBURY Route 37 Danbury, CT 06811 Book Wishlist Marius has an active Amazon…

New Self-Portraits

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