Idaho Wellness Project

Writing for Change · IWP Journal

Essays and Advocacy

Personal essays, commentary, and informed writing about justice, identity, accountability, reform, community action, and lived experience.

Personal essay

Writing that begins within.

Meet the writers whose lived experience gives shape to the questions, truths, and possibilities explored here.

Author · John Jones Jr.

Faith, Family, Freedom

John writes about the values at the center of his transformation, the realities of prison life, and his determination to build a faithful, loving, and free future. His author page brings together his personal essays and poetry.

Read John's bio and published writing
Author · Kevin Buck

My Prison Diary

A dated personal account of addiction, incarceration, isolation, creativity, and Kevin’s determination to prepare for a different future. Each entry is presented on its own book-like page.

Explore Kevin's complete writing collection