“Without a photo and only a memory – I wanted to include an image of my friend Samantha. She committed suicide soon after I went to prison. I want to honor and remember her as an incredible human being, an…
Miss Major – By Marius Mason
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“Leslie Feinberg, Trans Hero” by Marius
Painting – “Walking Into Eternity”
“I’ve been following the coverage of the elephant slaughter that is getting even more intense and destructive as so many countries in Africa collapse into civil war. Ivory is a slick commodity that can be quickly traded for guns, drugs,…
New Paintings by Marius
“FTM/B.O.P… or bust” “Myrtle, prison buy abilify yard cat”
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“The Masai Mara Dreams of Vultures”- Poetry by Marius
Dust rises like a silted fog between the Serengeti plains and the mighty Masai Mara Wildebeests in mass migration, heavy-headed, spindly-legged Improbable and plenty, walk the beaten path in jeopardy Relentlessly, attended by the watchful lions, in turn followed By…
“Barbed-Wire” and “An Unusual Mortality Event” by Marius Mason
Barbed-Wire One day in the prison yard, the resident grey cat chased heedlessly A bird, who’d landed on the roof, all enclosed with steely swirls And slipping through the curling razor wire, stalked Until it caught her leg and stopping…
New Poetry
Cecil the lion: ‘We knew this is how he would die’ By David McKenzie, CNN Give Me One Of Them A dentist and his luggage arrive in Zimbabwe Cash and carry-on, pushing the buttons of privilege and pardon That his…
Medical Update
UPDATE: Marius’ tooth was pulled last Thursday! He reported that the swelling and constant pain that has been plaguing him for weeks has nearly gone way. He finally feels like he can get back to working on projects that he…