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Welcome to korymcclary.com — where writing takes flight and freedom finds its voice. I’m Kory McClary, a writer and author. I write poetry, diary essays, fiction, and journalism from inside New Jersey State Prison, and my work has appeared in the Guardian US Prison Journalism Project, the Prison Journalism Project, and MindSite News. This page is the best way in: the pieces readers come back to most.
My story
- Midlife Crisis — I’m 38 and everything is coming into focus. The most-read piece on this site right now.
- Dear Diary — A 22-year plea offer, a trial, and 130 years. Why I write, and why I’m fighting for clemency.
- Life In This Joint — Real life inside, in my own words.
The journalism
- 53 Years of Standing on Business: The Inmate Legal Association’s Fight for Justice — Inside New Jersey State Prison, jailhouse lawyers have spent five decades fighting for people’s rights.
Poetry readers love most
The fiction
- The Play — CHAPTER IV — The single most-liked piece on this site. From the world of my book, For Fiction: It’s Amazing.
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