ISSUE NO. 20
MARCH 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

I Am Tired

By Anthony

Tired from being told what to do. I am tired of love, tired of being deemed guilty, tired of my own remorse. I am tired of my own self-doubt, my own shadows and especially tired of my own face.

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Mr Challis draws from a prison in QLD.

‘I Still Stand Tall Like A Tall Oak Tree’

By Little Savage

Being in prison is lonely at night. It’s waiting for letters that friends and family forget to write. It’s sitting around with nothing to do just figuring out who is who.

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1 MIN READ
Drawing also by Little Savage
By Anthony

Tired from being told what to do. I am tired of love, tired of being deemed guilty, tired of my own remorse. I am tired of my own self-doubt, my own shadows and especially tired of my own face.

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By Mackenzie

Hate’s a strong word, but for you it’s reserved. I hate what you’ve taken from me, my parents, my childhood and my glee.

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1 MIN READ
By Matt

Prison is not fun, prison is not jolly, there’s rarely any smiles and for the tears, bring your brolly. Prison is dirty and prison is hard, lose focus for a minute and get done in the yard.

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3 MIN READ

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Boredom

By Bukks

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.

3 MIN READ
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My Heart, My Soul

By Amaka

What filled my days before, I do not know. I have so much love within me, from inside my heart I glow.

2 MIN READ
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Freedom Flight

By Joshua

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.

3 MIN READ
ISSUE NO. 9
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After Darkness Comes Light

By Rachel

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.

3 MIN READ
ISSUE NO. 9
April 2025

Better Man

By R.M.

The same as I was, just in a different lane, because the monster in me I can now tame.

2 MIN READ
ISSUE NO. 9
April 2025

Time Together

Anonymous

Doing time together, under lock and key, but helping others can set your mind free.

2 MIN READ
ISSUE NO. 8
March 2025

Crochet

By Rachel

Here's just a few of my crochet art projects – this is what you can achieve if you learn how to crochet!

2 MIN READ
ISSUE NO. 8
March 2025

Heartache and Pain

By Robert

Tears on my pillow, pain in my heart. The day they put me in prison, my whole world fell apart.

2 MIN READ
ISSUE NO. 8
March 2025

Calls Behind Concrete Walls

By Leslie

Lights on, doors slam, go running to the phone. Dial the number hit the hash, and wonder if they're home. Spend the first minute saying hello, fight to say a word. Tell them that you love them and hope that you are heard.

3 MIN READ
ISSUE NO. 8
March 2025

About Time

By Storm

It's about time, I outline, the walls we're within. No doubts fly, no routes fine, the way I'm living.

3 MIN READ

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