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.…
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…
A letter to my oldest daughter (about the soul)
Dear E, I can't believe it's time to pick our monthly song to share again. It feels like I just did that. But this is a good thing when I…
I’ll Promise Not To Give Up, If You Do Too
I receive letters from all over the country, from people willing to share so much about their lives with me. Their joys and aspirations, their fears, drawings and poetry, or…
A letter to my daughter
Following on the heels of my last post about "time," I thought this would be a good followup. Though it doesn't discuss "time," it indirectly causes me to reflect on…
An Open Letter to Readers
March 2021. This is the first time I am writing for this website and it took me a year and a half. I wanted to document my experience in prison…