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| Ex-Virginia prisoners remember lessons of 'creative nonfiction' class |
| By timesdispatch.com- Frank Green |
| Published: 07/07/2014 |
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A handful of former Virginia prisoners are toughing out freedom with the help of one another and lessons learned in a writing class they attended years ago behind bars. Last month, Sudan Aunu, 40, was holding down a part-time warehouse job — the best he can find right now — and caring for his son while his wife was in the hospital. “It’s hard,” he said. “Anybody tell you being a felon ain’t hard, they’re definitely lying.” Aunu has also started a company, “Lyricist LAB!” that produces weekly open-mic events for poets and other artists in the Richmond area. “I’m not seeking fame; I want to touch lives,” he said. But he also knows he has to pay bills. Read More. |
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