Journal Entries From My First 30 Days Of Prison
Rain, Cats and Trinny (Entry1) I woke up to rain streaming down the window today. It was not a good feeling. My outside workout and run would not be happening.…
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Welcome To The Big House (Part 2)
It was my first day in prison and a guard had just made it clear that I must get to unit 2, range 6, cube 47, upper bunk. He also…
Welcome To The Big House (part 1)
***The day this post goes live (March 15th,2022), I will be leaving prison and heading for a halfway house in CT. I will continue to maintain this blog, offering stories,…
Everything And The Kitchen Sink
My kitchen is my bedroom, my writing room, and my workout room. My cellie also lives in my kitchen too. In prison, everything is confined to a small space. So…
Thoughts on relationships during incarceration and the 5 things that helped us maintain ours
I'm sitting in a prison as I write this. I'm also on a 24-day lockdown as well. In addition to this, I was told I was getting, “immediate release” (because…
Letter to my Fiancé
(1/12/2022) Dear Lee, I will be calling you in several hours but I am going to write about what's going on. I will tell you on the phone but I…
Reader Question: “What kind of emotions do you experience throughout a typical day?”
(This question arrived in a letter that went missing after a raid – I don't recall where it's from.) I struggled a lot when thinking about how to answer this…
The Voice
It usually happens at night on the L02 side of Unit 3. Once the prison lights go out is when it's most likely to begin. My friend, Mr. D, is…
The Gift Of Coffee
With my third Christmas in prison arriving soon, I am reminded of how coffee can transform situations in life. The first thing I was given in prison was a clear…
Reader Question: “What’s The Closest Thing To Magic You Believe In?”
(Question asked in a letter from the UK) When I think about magic, what comes to mind is something that has the power to alter one's consciousness. There is a…