This by Nick DeAngelis, November 30, 2011
So young are the memories that fill the well of sorrows I drink from. Those days when far too much shared space in my life with my dedication to fatherhood. Now, this, the end of those moments of self-importance. This. The years, the tears, days of anguish and rage fueled nights tormented by confusion. This,…
Robert Melzer #2
11/9/11 Excerpt from Robert Melzer … It all comes down to the prison concept of respect. On the street you’re respected for your job, or community service, or even by your family. In here, we have none of that, all we have is our word. A lot of guys ride on the coattails of their…
E. J. Henstenberg – Summer 2012
Excerpt from Summer 2012 E.J. Henstenberg Summer “behind the fences.” Another three months of being slow-cooked in concrete ovens as the “heat monitors” come and declare 109 degrees acceptable with a cup of cold water! And yet, still blessed even in this. Trying to think “cool thoughts” is harder than it sounds when all…
Robert Melzer #1
Journal Excerpt from Robert Melzer Written 11/8/11 A good friend of mine is leaving soon. People think that we come to prison and just look for partners in crime. But the reality of it is most of us, free of substances, find the friends we never had on the streets. I can only think…