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    Inside, Out
    Inside, Out
    Inside, Out
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    Inside, Out

    By Michael Morris

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    A short story about prison and post-prison life, and the power of love in even inhospitable places.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMichael Morris
    Release dateJun 10, 2020
    ISBN9780463826423
    Inside, Out
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    Michael Morris

    I work or have worked as a research scientist, government policy adviser and university teacher. I have a number of publications, but all of them are science or advocacy pieces, especially relating to environmental protection or animal liberation.My book on animal liberation in New Zealand was published in 2011 and some parts have been updated in 2020. The descriptions of the way animals are treated has, unfortunately, not changed much.In late middle age I decided to realise an ambition to become a better writer, and I completed a Masters Degree in creative writing. My fiction writing will be published here as I get around to formatting and posting them.

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      Inside, Out - Michael Morris

      Inside, Out

      Published by Michael Morris at Smashwords

      Copyright 2020 Michael Morris

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      Gerald walked in front of the guard. The jangling keys, hollow footsteps and hubbub from the other prisoners accentuated his misery.

      He was pleased he had taken his wife's advice and turned himself in. By giving himself up and pleading guilty he had earned a category B prison, where the rules were more relaxed.

      You'll be sharing a cell. The prison officer was about Gerald’s own age, clean shaven, his hair cut to a stubble.

      I thought that was against Home Office Regulations, said Gerald.

      Tell us about it, said the officer. "In theory nobody is forced

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