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Saturday, July 6, 2013

Getting Past Our Anger

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When I was first accused of embezzlement at my former employer's business I was angry. The stories that were being told about me were no...

Legal documents can actually be good...

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I know, by now the site of anything legal is scary. We have had to read our indictments, victim impact statements, sentencing recommendation...
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Thursday, July 4, 2013

Finding Community

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When I walked into the gambler's anonymous program in June, 2008, I could not imagine I would have anything in common with anyone in the...
Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Bills

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My income is limited. I do not have a large savings. I am not Martha Stewart. I have no financial advisor who will "manage" my but...
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Prison to Professor

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He did it and so can I! " Wiley College professor's journey from prison to Ph.D By Tracy Clemons – bio|e-mail MARSHALL, TX (KSLA)- ...
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A Website of Interest

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I found a website that may be of interest to some. It is by a woman in a similar predicament but focuses more on the inside than preparation...
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Making the Most of Our Time

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I just received an email inviting me to interview for a one week teaching job on my campus. I applied for this position before I knew my sen...
Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Piper Kerman

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I am going to be known in prison as a number. Most likely I will remember this number for the rest of my life. Every prisoner gets a num...

Sleep Patterns

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Our sleep in prison camp is going to be very different than at home. At home I sleep in a queen size bed all to myself. I toss and turn a lo...
Monday, July 1, 2013

Clothing and Linens at the Prison Camp

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Every prison camp has their own prison attire, linens and colors, however, this is basically what is provided to each inmate upon arrival: ...
Sunday, June 30, 2013

10 Questions

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Immediately after my sentencing I noticed a theme  to many of my conversations with friends and family who wanted to know what happened, why...
Saturday, June 29, 2013

Why my judge said I can't complete my doctoral program, why she iswrong, and why I do not have to listen to her

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It sounds a little uppity, my saying that I know more than my judge or that I do not have to listen to her. Truth is, we cannot change our s...
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Friday, June 28, 2013

My Coaches

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In May, 2008, on the brink of suicide, having lost my family, employment, friends, and secrets... My secret gambling life being exposed, I t...
Thursday, June 27, 2013

Discretion vs. Deception

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Who do I tell? How do I tell? For what reasons do I tell? For a long time those questions followed me about being a recovering addict. A wis...
Wednesday, June 26, 2013

The Notebook

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It is red. Spiral bound. 120 pages. Lined, just like all my notebooks for school or for notes or for organizing. This notebook, I started ye...
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"Dragonfly"

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While I do not suggest I am these things, I do suggest these are things we strive for in our recovery program one day at a time. "Sy...
Tuesday, June 25, 2013

A call with my public defender

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As my time of freedom narrows, I am planning goals for each day to prepare. Some are rather small, some much larger. I just need to get it a...

My name is Dragonfly Hazel

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This first post will be short, but I did not want this blog to be started without something on it. I am 40 years old, Caucasian, well educat...
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