Daniel E. Sharpe

I am 60 years of age, a proud father of two sons and one daughter, and a grandfather of three. I am a Veteran of Vietnam: U.S. Navy, 1967–1970.

I have been a dishwasher, prep cook, busboy, service station attendant, carpenter, carpet cleaner, shoe salesman, department store manager, and now prisoner. I write of which I know.

Thank God my life’s not over.

Articles by Daniel E. Sharpe

Prison and Justice Writing

Thursday June 25

A House of Bitter Men

This morning, 5:30 came on time. Sometimes it seemed to come too early or too late. But today, it was just as it should be. When his feet hit the cold floor he felt the shock of knowing the pure, unadulterated, and irrefutable certainty that today was his last day to feel that miserable coldness.