ISSUE NO. 23
JUNE 2026

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 Daniel

The pain that I feel, this place that I’m in, these four walls closing in…

ISSUE NO. 23
2 MIN READ
By Punkin

As this time comes to an end, I wonder which way the next will bend. The earth and moon will do their thing, I’ll embrace everything.

ISSUE NO. 23
2 MIN READ

Previous Editions

ISSUE NO. 17
December 2025

A Poet’s Thought of Soulmates

By Elijah

Every feeling they felt, the other feels too, trust is a must and communication too. Together as one, soulmates we are destined, forever to each other we are.

1 MIN READ
ISSUE NO. 17
December 2025

Poking the Bear

By Russell

After all his team had been through to get here, physically and mentally, the farm boys were disrespecting them big time. “Only one way to shut their gobs,” he thought with venom.

3 MIN READ
ISSUE NO. 16
November 2025

Expressing Emotions While on Remand

By Derek

The poem was written in the early weeks of being on remand, expressing my raw emotions while coming to terms with it all.

2 MIN READ
ISSUE NO. 16
November 2025

In My Cell

By Bart

Here I sit inside my cell, thinking to myself, is this Hell? Cold and dark, with a terrible smell. I think it is, only time will tell.

1 MIN READ
ISSUE NO. 16
November 2025

I Will Always Love You

By Jack

A poem for the one true love of my life. I wish I could change the past, but I can only change my future.

2 MIN READ
ISSUE NO. 16
November 2025

Morgana

By Alex

I remember the day I saw you, I held your tiny form, the chilly air made you tremble, so we took you home.

2 MIN READ
ISSUE NO. 16
November 2025

Faith in Recovery

By RB

The pressure of the pain inside, formed diamonds in my mind, tempting me to throw it in, to leave it all behind.

2 MIN READ
ISSUE NO. 16
November 2025

An Incarcerated Truth

By Travis

Belief in a future, they do persist, for everyone has the right to exist.

1 MIN READ
ISSUE NO. 16
November 2025

Rage on a Saturday Morning

By Georgia Sheales

Locked down for the third time this week, sixth time this past fortnight, with Bird of Prey playing on Rage, the shitty fuzzy speakers on the shitty fuzzy TV barely able to conjure up something that resembles bass.

2 MIN READ
ISSUE NO. 15
October 2025

Butterflies

By Wormy

Butterflies, can be the colour of your eyes. They start life as tiny eggs, finally having wings and six legs.

2 MIN READ

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