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…
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…
Don’t tell me prison saved your life
While laying in my bunk, listening to a radio interview, I heard a man say, “Prison saved my life,” - referring to his time locked up years earlier. As much…
It’s prison, it’s not all rainbows and kittens…or is it?
When I first started this blog, my fiancé told me an old friend of mine reached out to her and said the stuff I write is sad. My first thought…
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…
Have you ever thought about the origins of prison?
One day I was staring out the window with a smirk on my face as I looked across the farmland that surrounded the prison on all sides. Another inmate came…