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Prison Visit
Short fiction / 2014 Pushcart Prize Nominee Prison Visit is the unnerving story of a taboo relationship, a chilling crime, and the harrowing effect of imprisonment. A sister visits her brother in prison and, during a single visit, their emotional and physical histories are revealed. This disturbing tale ultimately depicts an emotional imprisonment the reader is unlikely to forget.
35 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 6, 2013
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March 10, 2013
Unnerving, uncompromising, and perfectly-crafted, "Prison Visit" is an account of a young woman's visit to see her incarcerated brother. It has the feel of a novella, in that it accomplishes a great deal in a surprisingly short amount of pages, and it is one of those astonishing works that will likely be considered one of the best short stories by a 21st Century American writer. Through a deadpan and keenly observant second-person narrative, the reader experiences the impersonal horrors family members of felons endure when forced to interact with the prison system, as well as the very personal, hidden horrors the narrator has endured, and continues to endure, during her visit. It is bold and shocking, but not gratuitous--though certainly not for the young, or easily distressed (due to its extremely adult sexual content). The voice of it's narrator, and her candid, heart-breaking disclosure, stays with you long after you've finished.
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