BrushPast
Art. Writing. Photography. Real people. Real voices.
Not spoken about.But speaking.
14 stories
Jeremy
David
Karl
JR
Bobby
Maimouna
Chrissie
Rob
Errol
Eneh
Little George
George
Ed Beerbohm
Jamie
"Hope can swim in the unlikeliest of places — a fish named Jeremy at Ohio State Prison."
WRITING, RECOVERY, COMMUNITY STORIES, ART
"The Rooms of Recovery & Fellowship — from childhood bedrooms to prison cells to peace within."
WRITING, RECOVERY, COMMUNITY STORIES
"Every portrait begins with a conversation."
ART, COMMUNITY STORIES, PORTRAITURE
"I painted the word love because I needed something to hold onto."
ART, RECOVERY, COMMUNITY STORIES
"I don't see myself as the product of my crime. I see myself as the product of my creativity."
WRITING, PAINTING, SURVIVAL, CREATIVITY, ART, RECOVERY
"Sleeping pills offer a quick-and-easy fix — a song from @myteakultcha (Mighty Culture)."
WRITING, MUSIC, RECOVERY
"Life is good and I am thankful."
"I am just a glitch in your perfect system."
WRITING, ART, RECOVERY, COMMUNITY STORIES
"My Kill List was really my Forgive List… I added my own name to it."
WRITING, PHOTOGRAPHY, RECOVERY, COMMUNITY STORIES
"Eneh took some pictures of her day and the things she likes."
PHOTOGRAPHY, COMMUNITY STORIES
"That light brings recovery — from daunting mornings to a glimpse away from the darkness of addiction."
"Painting with light — from rejected prints and Photoshop to an exhibition called Now and Then."
PHOTOGRAPHY, ART, RECOVERY, COMMUNITY STORIES
"My flat — my home — has itself become a canvas."
ART, WRITING, RECOVERY, FILM
"This is not a sob story. I consider myself to be one of the very fortunate ones."
PHOTOGRAPHY, WRITING, RECOVERY, COMMUNITY STORIES
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