Justice, Work and Dignity
Crime & Justice · inspired by real events

The Receiving Door

A former prison intake worker can keep his wheelchair-repair business only by endorsing a clean account of a prisoner's arrival—and burying his own omission.

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Cover of The Receiving Door
Genre
Crime & Justice
Audience
Adult readers
Chapters
15
Fiction status
inspired by real events
Editorial responsibility
My Life Story Editorial

Explore the themes

Justice, Work and Dignity

Chapters

  1. 01Renewal
  2. 02Useful People
  3. 03Two at the Door
  4. 04Eleven
  5. 05A Number Is Not a Payment
  6. 06Still Standing
  7. 07The Missing Attachment
  8. 08Before Breakfast
  9. 09My Short Answer
  10. 10What the Review Says
  11. 11The Price of Refusal
  12. 12Three Columns
  13. 13No Exchange
  14. 14Bench Work
  15. 15The Door We Keep

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Story information
story id
5cd47e82-07a3-4a70-be56-aa10b47f23b4
primary theme
Justice, Work and Dignity
secondary themes
None assigned
genre
Crime & Justice
fiction status
inspired-by-real-events
audience
Adult readers
setting
Not specified
chapter count
15
publish date
2026-11-03T06:47:08.070Z
updated date
2026-11-05T19:09:54.827Z
author
My Life Story Editorial
editor
My Life Story Editorial
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