Big Stripe cards for the incarcerated originate right here in Austin. I saw a small display ad in NOKOA The Observer noting that these cards are sold in the Austin area exclusively at Planet K. Thoughtfully, they’re available in Spanish as well as in English. These cards spring from the inventive mind of Mariann Wizard, long-time Austinite also responsible for the GOP tarot deck and many more enrichments of the local scene. Has the projected market for Big Stripe cards been hitherto overlooked? Apparently not. Many, however, are meant to be sent by the confined person to those who are not. Among the sites hurriedly examined, Big Stripe has the only site with links to resources intended to be helpful to those in the system and their families.