Griffin lives the spirit of ministry, stripped of religion and exercised in the world. Others who love the work, but suffer under institutional rules, will see hope in his life. Any reader who has wrestled with helping others will enjoy Griffin’s spiritual journey.

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Ed teaches creative writing at Matsqui Prison, a medium security prison in Western Canada. He is passionate about prison reform and is an advocate for the pursuit of all arts in prison. Ed has published five books, including Dystopia, a non-fiction account of prison written with Mike Oulton. Ed’s newly released autobiography, Once a Priest, tells the story of his journey out of priesthood and into writing and activism. He is hard at work on a new novel about the future of the prison system.