She had been busy all week, her schedule packed with obligations that
left little space for herself. Yet, she carved out a sliver of time—… Read More

…more than a hobby. It gave me a mirror.
A way to see not who I was—but who I could be.… Read More

I’ve had one pointed at me before—more than once. I’ve lived through things that demanded toughness, quick thinking, survival. But nothing compared to …… Read More

I climbed up thirty feet into the shop rafters with chains around my neck and a bottle in my hand, ready to end it. I had been running…… Read More

The Ripple That Reached Her She never imagined she’d be standing at a memorial, speaking about a man she never … Read More

With sad hearts, we tearfully announce the peaceful passing of Maynard “Jerry” Smith on July 8th at the age of 92.… Read More

A letter in his father’s handwriting… He’d been in prison for over a decade, and in all that time, not … Read More

Keeping Kurrent podcast After hosting a screening of A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Prison, Wayne Potter of Keeping Kurrent invited … Read More

We Said It Ourselves They stood because they chose to. One by one, they stepped to the front of the … Read More

The broom that stood still. Set at the women’s prison in Wilsonville, Oregon. When we first brought the broom into … Read More