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Saturday, December 7, 2013

From Dragonfly: 12 Cents Per Hour

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What does it look like when you are making 12 cents per hour? Well, I was paid for ALL last month yesterday. I work 7-8 hours per day, excep...
Friday, December 6, 2013

From Dragonfly: Chasing Enbrel

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Writing earlier today, I had no idea what my day would bring. Well, now that the day is nearly turning to evening, I can tell you. It involv...

From Dragonfly: Sleet

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So, what happens in Fort Worth when it is cold, sleeting rain, and a  bit icy outside? Everything closes down. They are not prepared for wea...
Thursday, December 5, 2013

From Dragonfly: Cookies and Egg Nog

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So, I've mentioned that the facility is all decorated for Christmas. There is a tree in the foyer, and another in the chow hall. They...
Wednesday, December 4, 2013

From Dragonfly: Probation/Supervision

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I just received an email from Sporty informing me that my probation officer contacted her today and they are coming by tomorrow morning to s...
Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Frmo Dragonfly: Mourning

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How does one mourn for a lost family member when they are locked up? Yesterday, South was told to go to the Chaplain's office. There, sh...
Monday, December 2, 2013

From Dragonfly: Yarn

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This weekend was especially filled with drama in our unit. It culminated yesterday with one of my friends screaming at another of my friends...
Sunday, December 1, 2013

From Dragonfly: Reaction to Transfer

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For the last several days, I have been informing friends and those that "should" know (such as coworkers) about my pending transfe...
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From Dragonfly: The Facts of Life

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I grew up watching the TV show, "The Facts of Life." It started when the "students" were still teenagers and away at boa...
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Friday, November 29, 2013

From Dragonfly: Star Spangled Banner

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When a prison is on a military base, as this one is, we can sometimes see/hear things occuring on the base beyond our fences. Yesterday, a j...

From Dragonfly: Thanksgiving Thankfulness

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It's Thanksgiving at Carswell. The day started with strawberry frosted flakes. I had breakfast with Nurse - who is fighting her "sh...
Wednesday, November 27, 2013

From Dragonfly: Testing

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So... For the past 2 hours, I was being tested in reading comprehension, math application, math computation, and language arts. I hope I pas...
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From Dragonfly: Quiet Please

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They are yellow, small, oblong, and soft. If pinched in just the right way, they fit comfortably in and do their job 85% of the time. I'...
Sunday, November 24, 2013

From Dragonfly: It is Night in my Soul

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I've mentioned Nurse before. She is 59 years old and was a health care administrator before finding herself assigned to Carswell for a c...
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Friday, November 22, 2013

From Dragonfly: Another Week

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It's Friday night and I am in the email room for the first time today. I am just moving a little slow today and couldn't get in here...

From Dragonfly: Appeal

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People in prison are always talking about "appeals." For nearly all of them, it is an appeal of their criminal conviction and/or t...
Wednesday, November 20, 2013

From Dragonfly: A Message from England

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I recently was written that a person from England sent me a message of support. I find that very interesting. I wonder what would draw someo...
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Tuesday, November 19, 2013

From Dragonfly: Addiction

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I'd like to write that addiction does not exist on the inside of prison, but that would be fooling myself and you... Addiction and addic...
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Monday, November 18, 2013

From Dragonfly: She says "Goodbye"

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Every Monday (and some other days), there are people waking up early, grabbing one small bag of "things" and heading out early. Th...
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Sunday, November 17, 2013

From Dragonfly: Racial Diversity

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Okay, in all the media about prisons, they show a separation between the races... in the lunchroom, in the cells, everywhere. Well, at least...
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From Dragonfly: Indian Summer

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I'm not sure where the term "Indian Summer" comes from and I sure hope it is not derogatory... so many things are and we just ...
Friday, November 15, 2013

From Dragonfly: Changes

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I just wrote an email to a good friend. I wish I could call it back, but I can't - once it's sent through Trulincs, it is out of my ...
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From Dragonfly: GED Countdown

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So, as you know, I work as a GED tutor. What that means is that I spend my days working with students on the 5 subject areas: math, science,...