Author: Matthew Hahn

Surrender

Today, April 23rd, is my sobriety date. Twelve years ago yesterday, I got loaded for the last time. Here is that story. I’d decided that there was no sense in

Read More »
Prison Dharma

Some people have a moment of desperation followed by spiritual revelation.  Some people have near death experiences and see their lives flash before their eyes. I had neither of those.

Read More »
Shots On The Yard

I was about halfway through my evening jog when I saw Skinheads congregating in the corner of the yard. About ten in number, they huddled in right field’s foul territory

Read More »
Classifying A Prisoner

This represents the first in a series of periodic posts in which I explain some facet of the prison system which may be helpful in understanding my stories and, as

Read More »
Monastic Cellblocks

This was written in October 2009 while living in a minimum security fire camp in Southern California. My grandfather passed away a few weeks ago and I recently received a

Read More »
The Men Of China Hill

We were never able to smuggle enough vegetables for entire meals. We smuggled in morsels. We smuggled in happiness. We smuggled in the rekindling of long-lost memories.

Read More »