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October 2026
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Creative

This section publishes creative contributions mostly from currently and formerly incarcerated people. It includes short-stories, poetry, creative nonfiction, art, and much more.

If you have something creative to submit to us, we would love to read it, or see it, and publish it in About Time – please write to us!

Latest

By Janali

Cold blows the wind tonight, sweetheart, cold are the drops of rain, cold are the four walls of my cell, so cold I shall remain.

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By Elijah

These “emotions” that carry me. It’s from these that you see me. Let not what you see, be all I can be. I’m so much more, this isn’t all.

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By Gema

A girl trying to find her soul, an escape with rope and toe up a tree, a knot a swing.

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By Minh

No mail, no bail, just jail. Hail and rain, rain and suffering, silently ingrained.

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By Emily

Shout out to all you maintenance workers, from painting to plumbing, youse know you’re the reasons these places don’t collapse in on us!

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Previous Editions

ISSUE NO. 26
September 2026
Dear Dad
By Stevie

Dear Dad – entering into a trance, muttering words of vines, love stories you wrote, were magnificent and great.

1 MIN READ
ISSUE NO. 26
September 2026
Tightrope Walker
By Murdoch

Oblivion comes at a price I will not pay, I look to you every time as I begin words I pray. Rest my weary soul upon this red I lay, as this body of mine grows fatigued by words I tire.

2 MIN READ
ISSUE NO. 26
September 2026
Senses
By Glen

Do you see what I see? I can’t see what you see. If you could see what I see, and I could see what you see. What would we see.

2 MIN READ
ISSUE NO. 26
September 2026
Left Hand and Right
By Amber

Amber draws from a prison in QLD.

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1 MIN READ
ISSUE NO. 25
August 2026
Lanie's Painting
By Lanie

A painting sent to us by Lanie.

1 MIN READ
ISSUE NO. 25
August 2026
Dan’s Drawing
By Dan

A drawing of Stitch from Lilo and Stitch, sent to us by Dan.

1 MIN READ
ISSUE NO. 25
August 2026
Self Reflection
By Sofia

Often I try to self-reflect which turns into waves of rings around me. This picture reflects my days in general; life is static, surrounded by waves around.

1 MIN READ
ISSUE NO. 25
August 2026
Beyond the Steel Mesh
By Anonymous

The cage stands bold, with its steel-clad mesh. For within its grip, it’s us it holds. Ten foot walls, of cold creme concrete. For outside we muster, like horses in stalls.

2 MIN READ
ISSUE NO. 25
August 2026
Burning Broken Thoughts
By Wolverine

I know you think you’re broken far too much to ever heal properly, like all those other folk that make life seem so real.

1 MIN READ
ISSUE NO. 25
August 2026
Lines For Define
By Jon

“The colours of the rainbow so pretty in the sky." The colours of my jocks lying, on a bench. Uncovered by shutters. Unarmed waiting snakes.

1 MIN READ

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