Like I’m Back In Prison

Busting my ass for medium.com wages

William Mersey

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Pawel-Czerwinski by Unsplash

Most people who are reading this have never been to prison. Probably a good thing. But I have. It’s not all that much fun. My manner of coping was reading every book in the library and working every shitty job I could to pass the time.

Prison jobs don’t pay all that much. And that’s an understatement. Humping the kitchen paid 6 cents per…

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William Mersey

Daily Beast, NY Daily News, Daily Mail, Independent contributor. Old/jaded cynic. Can't code/don't want to know how. Hate artificial stupidity. Call don't text.