Ken Brydon

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“The jail has, in fact, been my abode of peace. It has given me the opportunity to do some soul-searching and silent contemplation.”
- Mahatma Gandhi

“My prison writings gave birth to my freedom. I wrote because I could not speak, and I had to speak.”
- Jean Genet

“The salvation of this human world lies nowhere else than in the human heart, in the human power to reflect, in human meekness and human responsibility.”
- Vaclav Havel

“I became a writer because it was the only way to escape the walls. The page gave me a kind of parole.”
- Eldridge Cleaver

“Bless you, prison, for having been in my life. It was there I discovered that the line separating good and evil passes not through states, nor classes, but through every human heart.”
- Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. … I cannot sit idly by in Atlanta and not be concerned about what happens in Birmingham.”
- Martin Luther King Jr.

“I read and wrote letters as if they were lifelines; each word mattered. There, I learned the true value of thought and silence.”
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“In prison, you come face to face with time. There is nothing more terrifying. But also, if you use it wisely, nothing more powerful.”
- Nelson Mandela

“All my major works have been written in prison… I would recommend prison not only to aspiring writers but to aspiring politicians too.”
— Jawaharlal Nehru

Consensus of Death - PEN America “Hey, Captain Dixon, can you get me a television?” It sounded like Tony. “Sure,” he said, “they’re installing televisions for all of you.” “Really?” John asked. “Fuck no!” he answered.

One of my award winning short stories.

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San Quentin, July 4th, 1975 - PEN America I stabbed with my right fist, coming up to the imaginary point of my opponent’s chin. The “clack” of the cell doors being unlocked came closer. I bobbed, ducking his counter punch, weaved and threw a ...

Another Prison Short Story posted on PEN America.

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There’s only one which has been placed into print: The Distance Between Right & Wrong.”

“The modern conservative is engaged in one of man’s oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.”
— John Kenneth Galbraith

“A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned to walk forward.”
— Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Powerful, true-to-life prison short stories exploring redemption, loss, and hope. A gripping, unforgettable read. a.co/d/dBhvgZL

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KRON 4 San Francisco reports on Metallica’s free concert in San Quentin State Prison (2003)

Yeah, I was there, talked with Hetfield, and you saw me being interviewed.

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Well-written, poignant
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"A body lying in a coffin somehow didn’t seem so dead, but the image of your brother being burned up with fire told of a certain and final end."

Raw, authentic emotions.

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The photo was the day of my parole after 39 years. An awesome day!

Just finished "The Distance Between Right and Wrong" by Ken Brydon. I highly recommend - you won't be disappointed!

In one moment, "violence filled the space between us" and in the next, "there's a whole lot of forgiveness in God."

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96: Live Law San Quentin: Hope Podcast Episode · Life of the Law · 11/16/2016 · 55m

Prison Short Stories read at San Quentin by the Brother's in Pen Creative Writing Class.

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