InAge of EmpathybyOscar Rhea·May 15Garlic Butter Before the GallowsThings to eat on death row before you’re deadA response icon25A response icon25
Proud Boomer Wellness·Oct 2, 2025The Violent TypeYou sit there with the collar, Father. Hands folded like a man at a small fire. I can smell the soap on you. I can smell the old wood…A response icon1A response icon1
The World From a Chef's Perspective·May 7, 2025The Final Feast: Exploring The Last Meal of Death RowWhat would you have for your last meal?
Iram Ahmed·Apr 28, 2025The Last CourseWhen Leon Marchand was younger, he enjoyed the kitchen because it was in control, not because of the cuisine. He had been raised in a…A response icon1A response icon1
Joe Merkle·Dec 9, 2024What Would Be Your Last MealBefore your executionA response icon4A response icon4
John J. Dunphy·Sep 25, 2024My work in Five Fleas, 9.24.24John J. Dunphy’s poetry collections include Old Soldiers Fading Away, Zen Koanhead, Touching Each Tree, pagan rites, Bullet Cluster…
notesfrom204·Jul 5, 2024Last mealNo one has ever asked me about my last meal, or maybe I have talked a bit about it with my best friend years ago (or did we talk about the…
InILLUMINATIONbyJust Wandering·Feb 26, 2024The aroma of roasted chicken and buttered vegetables…In my dimly lit cell, I counted down the last four hours of my life, my mind drifting to memories long buried beneath the weight of my…
Brian Myers·Aug 28, 2023How One Inmate Ruined Last Meal Requests for Inmates on Death Row in TexasThe “last request” for condemned criminals has long been a custom across many of the cultures that have carried out executions. Whether…A response icon11A response icon11
