These young men write about their pasts, their current incarceration, and the lives they hope to return to soon. In their stories they reflect on how their actions have led to the present, write letters to past selves, and speak of their families. Hear about goodbyes, fears, parents, rules, and acceptance.

— Simon Traub-Epstein, International Library of Young Authors

From the introduction by Marilyn Reynolds: “The 916 Ink writing practice is to treat Inkers' (writers) work as if it is fiction. We wrote plenty of fiction in Unit 15 this past fall, stories made up from pictures, stories that were told from inanimate objects' points of view, poems for people of an imagined future. Ultimately though, all we have as writers is ourselves. We write from our own experiences and insights, our own observations and understandings. That's all we've got. So although Waiting is filled with fiction, it's also filled with truth.”