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Saturday, July 19, 2014

They Lied to Me

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I guess I knew it at the time, but I tend to take things at face value. It never made sense how I was first told I was transferring to the C...

Courage to Change the Things I Can

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For weeks, when anyone asks me how I'm doing, I say good. When I talk about my life, I can't help but smile and share that I am happ...
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Friday, July 18, 2014

Barely Scraping By

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I guess the most difficult thing of being home right now are my finances. My friends generously provided for me while I was away and I even ...
Thursday, July 17, 2014

Stand Up, Sit Down

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Last night, I had the opportunity to run diversity activities with the high school youth at my job. They are staying on campus this week and...
Tuesday, July 15, 2014

The Future of Hope

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Well, it's official, Hope is totaled. Hope my scooter, that is. They considered many options to keep her around, but they were not good ...
Monday, July 14, 2014

Was Prison What You Expected?

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I get the question often, how did my prison experience match up with my preconceived thoughts of what the experience would be like? My answe...
Saturday, July 12, 2014

Letters of Recommendation

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In order to be admitted to the criminal justice program at my University, I needed to include three letters of recommendation. For some reas...
Friday, July 11, 2014

Supervision

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It has been over a week since I met with my PO and I haven't heard from him, he has not stopped by, and I don't (yet) feel any stri...
Thursday, July 10, 2014

Opening the Door

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Many of us have a lot held in. We have things we don't tell everyone, just our closest friends and family. It's normal to use discre...
Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Hyper Sensitivity

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Tonight someone asked me about the day I left Carswell. They wanted to hear how I felt, not just what I did. It's always so much easier ...
Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Healthy Goals

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I think it's really important that we not only set goals around work when we are released, but we also set goals that will keep us healt...
Sunday, July 6, 2014

Friend Updates

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I thought you may want some updates on some of my FMC Carswell friends. I'll start with Freckles. If you remember, Freckles was to finis...
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School Update

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Last week, I had the opportunity to meet with a professor of criminal justice at my school. We talked about the possibility of my joining th...
Friday, July 4, 2014

Independence Day

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Officially, this is my 319th day from my self-surrender. The holiday and one day credit from the day of my arraignment, allowed my release d...
Thursday, July 3, 2014

First Meeting with P.O.

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I need to start by apologizing for not posting yesterday. By evening, I was really not feeling well and fell asleep in my clothes until morn...
Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Last Day of Home Confinement

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Of all my time in custody of the BOP, this last month went the fastest. I am suddenly on the cusp of my out date and the almost freedom that...
Monday, June 30, 2014

A Daughter Writes

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Many months ago, I wrote about a daughter who reached out to me about her mother who had just self-surrendered. They were readers of this bl...
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Saturday, June 28, 2014

Recovering Hope

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When I was deciding which university to attend for my doctoral program, I was very specific about the location. I did not want an urban c...