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!
This image depicts the wild woman and the apple tree. It is inspired by the character 'Aofie' in this year's production.
Some say Love is overrated. It has no relevance anymore I say. I know more than love unbound, I can make these prayerful sounds.
Here we are again, this day is just the same as last, I've done all I can do and yet it seems no time has passed.
What filled my days before, I do not know. I have so much love within me, from inside my heart I glow.
I stand at my door and watch the birds, as they spread their wings and fly. Oh how wonderful my life would be, if I could fly so high.
When you feel broken and can’t remember who you used to be, please know that person is still inside of you, waiting to be acknowledged and validated. Find a calm place, go inside of your soul. That is where the goodness lies.
The same as I was, just in a different lane, because the monster in me I can now tame.
Doing time together, under lock and key, but helping others can set your mind free.
My whispers every night never reached you it seems. Now I only see you in my vivid dreams.
Whether it's going up or down or just round and around I cannot figure it anymore.
Now in its 14th year, ‘Artists with Conviction’ is an exhibition of art and writing by people at the Risdon facilities as well as people on parole in Tasmania.
As I strive to read this paper, I am constantly bombarded with various forms of attempted conversation.
In the past, I laughed at tree huggers, sandalwood-scented hippy buggers. But all that hatred was ill-fated, now that I'm incarcerated.
I think that God is dead, and he really isn't there, or maybe he is on strike, and he just doesn't care.
Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who is this man I see? Mirror, mirror, on the wall, that man there can't be me?
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