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Ink from the Pen: A Prison Memoir

Ink from the Pen: A Prison Memoir

Ink from the Pen: A Prison Memoir is the story of a gay, educated, HIV+ writer’s nine months behind bars in California.

2017

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Mark Olmsted, Sandra Moreano

Stories

It’s not the Israel You Still Have in Your Head

A pleas to Jewish Americans still on the fence about Gaza

Aug 5

It’s not the Israel You Still Have in Your Head

Aug 5

Letting Them Have It

Wading into the alligator-infested waters of Pro-Israel Commenters

Jul 25

Letting Them Have It

Jul 25

“I want you to want me again”

From the archives of the Trashwhisperer blog

May 28

“I want you to want me again”

May 28

Still Hope

Still Hope

Apr 18

Still Hope

Apr 18

The One Meme of Mine I Always Felt Should Go Viral

Maybe it was too soon. It’s not anymore.

Mar 21

The One Meme of Mine I Always Felt Should Go Viral

Mar 21

Who is Harry Bap, and Why is He the Key to Transforming Trump?

A (not so) Modest Proposal

Dec 24, 2024

Who is Harry Bap, and Why is He the Key to Transforming Trump?

Dec 24, 2024

Let me thank you profoundly.

One would think this approach might immunize you from the kinds of frantic denunciations you are getting in the comments, but helas, no. I…

Dec 6, 2024

Dec 6, 2024

The Disorientation of Survival

Three Episodes of a Podcast

Nov 19, 2024

The Disorientation of Survival

Nov 19, 2024

One Last Closing Argument

My pitch for a final pitch

Nov 3, 2024

One Last Closing Argument

Nov 3, 2024

The Necessity of Empathy Now

It’s as Essential as it is Elusive

Sep 28, 2024

The Necessity of Empathy Now

Sep 28, 2024

Mark Olmsted

Mark Olmsted

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Author, "Ink from the Pen: A Prison Memoir" about my time behind bars. See GQ dot com “Curious Cons of the Man Who Wouldn’t Die” for story of how I got there.

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