THE RETURN OF MERCURY PRISON PEN PALS!

Aw, it seems like it’s been a while since we got a request from one of our incarcerated readers for a fellow Merc-reading letter writer. Got time for a new friend? Herrrrre’s David!

DEAR MERCURY—Would one of your readers like to be the first on his or her block to exchange letters with an incarcerated felon? Perhaps I will bring up some pressing social issue that can be discussed with his or her life coach over tapas? Or provide the inspiration for the gritty realism missing from his or her unpublished novel? The possibilities are endless! And varied. There are no women or cheap drugs here. Also, no internet and therefore no internet porn. Please publish this.

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Marjorie Skinner is the Portland Mercury's Managing Editor, author of the weekly Sold Out column chronicling the area's independent fashion and retail industry, and a frequent contributor to the film and...