Month: August 2026

-Tariq, Mule Creek State Prison in Ione, CA Dedicated To Dave InocencioOut of the loop in 2025Back in the loop in 2026I heard Dave Inocencio is no longer aliveThinking to myself, “What the hell did I miss?”Moving from one prison building to anotherI found an old letter from DaveThinking to myself I’ll write to my brotherNot knowing he was in his graveDeeply saddenedI read my newly published poems in The BeatHappy for being published but bittersweetAnother new issue, delivered to meI saw behind Dave’s name, RIPWhich made me sadDeeply saddenedIt’s dedicated to Dave InocencioIt was 2010, when you gave me

-Sugar Bear, San Quentin State Prison Life is too short to sweat the small stuff. I focus on positivity. We all make mistakes, and I am no one to judge anyone. I want to say what Rodney King says, “Can we all just get along!” Let’s change negative thoughts with God’s thoughts. Inspire, love, pray and lift someone. you don’t know what they can be going through. A smile is infectious.