Prisons

by Tara Wine-Queen

Jeremy is not suited to life in prison; he isn’t interested in joining up with the alt-right group which courts him for his skin color, and he is lonely and afraid much of the time. His only relationships are with workers at the prisons and an old man, George, who has been there for over forty years. Friendship blooms between the two prisoners over books, breakfast, and bullshit.

19 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 31, 2019

About the author

Tara Wine-Queen loves people and stories that make her cry.

She is positively obsessed with her husband and children, who have yet to suffer too terribly under the force of her love. (Give it time.) She enjoys reading, writing, prestige television, music festivals, and carbs.

She works passionately in her rural community for the representation of all people and desires to make people feel things like gratitude, hope, and unity through shared experiences. She has been published in The Write Launch, Foliate Oak, Maudlin House, Literally Stories, and Fiction on the Web, among others. She has one collection of stories and one novella available on Amazon.

You can find her on Instagram at @tarawinequeenwrites, on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/tarawinequeen..., and on her website, http://www.tarawinequeen.com.

Reviews

[Jeni Conrad · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a quick read but the author manages to provide an interesting, thought-provoking story that might even make you feel something. The action scene made me scared for the main character and that tells me I had come to care for what happened to him and that the writing was well done enough I was able to forget I was even reading for a moment. I've never read another story like it. I look forward to reading more from Tara!