Category: Editor’s Note

Greetings friends to another double issue (24.45/46) of writing and art from inside juvenile hall and beyond.  This fabulous, one of a kind, issue is packed with many great contributions from our writers, young and old. Who courageously put pen(cil) to paper as they share a part of their lives with us. We are confident that after reading a number of these entries, our one of a kind publication will pull you in and inspire you to share your story with The Beat Within.  We can’t say it enough, but we absolutely love when you powerful writers take on our

Greetings! Always a pleasure to share words of wisdom and updates with our faithful Beat readers!  What can we say, the work has been non-stop. The writing is flooding in at all hours, from our workshop particpants to the submissions we receive via mail and email. We’re keeping up, but it’s truly a juggle at times. FYI, when we are not working on this one of a kind issue, we are constantly meeting new colleagues and allies, establishing new partnerships and workshop locations, while  fund raising and doing our best with the various demands that require our attention to keep

Greetings friends of The Beat Within! Welcome to double issue, 24.41/42! This issue is truly packed with plenty of thoughtful writers and we are grateful! This week, like most issues, we have our right hand man, OT, stepping up to the plate to share his insights with us readers of The Beat Within.  OT,  has been a great colleague and friend of The Beat Within for many years and for that we are incredibly grateful. His love and commitment speaks volumes.  Given we are on such a tight deadline, lets pass the keyboard to OT!!! We would like welcome you

Greetings friend! Welcome to double issue 24.39/40. There is plenty to be read  in our anniversary issue, as we are grateful you have taken the time to stop by and read our latest editorial note.  We have our wonderful colleague, OT, who will share some words of wisdom, on behalf of all of us here at The Beat Within.  We are forever grateful to OT for his time and work. Lets keep it pushing, as we pass the keyboard to OT and then we’ll finish the note with some final words! OT!  I would like to welcome you readers back

Greetings! We would like to welcome you readers back to another double dose edition of the one and only The Beat Within.  We are tremendously honored to have our dear friend and colleague, OT, reporting and updating us live  from the hot and humid climate of Managua, Nicaragua.  What can we say about OT!? He’s an amazing friend and colleague who plays such an important role in our day to day work, even from Nicaragua! For those of you who do not know, we first met OT when he was a youngster inside the San Mateo County Juvenile Hall aka

Greetings friends! It is hard to believe another publication is in your hands!  We complete one double issue of The Beat Within and as much as we want to sit back, take it all in and enjoy our latest production, we quickly find ourselves hard at work preparing for the next. The work of The Beat Within doesn’t stop and we can’t thank our team enough for playing such an important role in our success!  Today we hand over the keyboard to OT, who will take this editorial note home.  We are incredibly grateful for his time and work.  He

Welcome friends to yet another fabulous one of a kind issue of The Beat Within! This latest issue is sure to not, we say NOT, disappoint! Double issue 23.33/34 is loaded with plenty of writing and art by our young and old contributors who share their truths with the goal to inspire, teach, challenge, encourage and even make you laugh, or for some, cry.  In the end, there is nothing like The Beat Within and the great work we have been putting out as a magazine since September of 1996.  We can’t thank you all enough for taking the time

We would like to welcome you readers to yet another fantastic double edition, 24.31/32, of the one and only The Beat Within! Once again we bring you the powerful OT, who truly plays a role in helping us put this publication together.  We are grateful for his immense commitment to The Beat Within, as much as we are to you readers and writers who step up to share your stories and art.  As most of you know, there is plenty of great writing to be read in this latest issue so have at it, but allow yourself to start with

Greetings friends! It has been some time since we had our ol’ friend and colleague, OT, write the editorial note and this week he truly doesn’t disappoint, as he steps up to share a few words. It is truly an honor to have OT back in the pages of the ed note. If you didn’t know, he supports the work day in and day out, helping with editing, typing, writing responses and intros to the various pieces, as well as doing the Spanish translations. We have known OT for many years, since he was a youth in juvenile hall, writing

Greetings friends! Welcome to double issue 24.27/28! This week we welcome to our editorial pages another stellar pairing of reflections by high school students, this time from San Francisco University High School. In her reflection, Rania offers honest insight into her own development of resiliency, and critiques the function of American prisons versus prisons abroad. Lukas thinks critically of his role as the “gatekeeper” of Beat Without writing, and asks a lot of great questions around artistic agency and editorial guidelines. We appreciate the hard work of both Rania and Lukas, and the brilliant reflections that they’ve had on our