Albert & Me
"I want to be a person to them, as much as I want them to be a person to me. Because if I'm not, that's when the floor drops… More
Double Time / Borrowed Time / Time’s Up
"One would think that being in prison, you would be bored and have nothing to do but eat, read to your heart’s content, maybe work out, and be served… More
The Dystopian Hermit Monk
"Nothing is possible but everything is given. What follows is chaos and void. Hope in the end is overrated at best." More
On a Railroad (Soo-Line)
"The Soo-Line was not the sole property of youth, though. Others, who had once been young and full of bravado, traveled on occasion down its rusted steel path. They were… More
Going Forward with Gus
"As Gus would speak about the love for his kids and the things he wished he had done better, I thought about what it would have been like to… More
The Golden Veneer
"Choices . . . I was asked what are morally sound choices; what are ethically sound choices; ultimately, what is the difference?" More
Solitary Confinement
"The smile I wear is a disguise. It masks my tears. My eyes reveal the deception. This is my 19th year in prison. Year five living in the dungeon.… More
God’s Coins
"Wesley and I sat in back of the group of children, with our backs on the porch railing, solemnly looking out at the sky, filling, once again, with dark… More