“Upper A, upper A, come down for linen exchange,” the PA squawked. In my room, I watched TV and waited for my wing to be called. My linens – bed sheets and towels – sat folded at the end of my bed. Sometimes we received fluffy soft towels and new sheets. Usually, we...
A Shocking Announcement Standing in the dayroom I stared at the Memo of the Day. I’d read it three times and my heart sank. A prison-wide lockdown was scheduled for next week, the very day of the trial for my parental rights! Lockdowns during past court hearings had...
A Day in Prison: Education and Unexpected Friendships Filing into the prison visiting room with the rest of the ABE students, I found a seat and dropped into it. It was September 2016, and the quarterly education meeting was about to begin. The visiting room furniture...
(21) Born Bad From Surviving to Living Serial Audiobook https://episodes.castos.com/659ef4b1483350-07089036/1759903/c1e-8p1q4c9vvzvi4jox4-v0ng09z9t7j4-ukulwk.mp3 Facing Institutional Hurdles: Battling the Psych Department “I was kicked out of Anthony.” I turned in my...
(20) Passing Summer From Surviving to Living serial audiobook https://episodes.castos.com/659ef4b1483350-07089036/1746344/c1e-z68kzhm73z9fnj3qr-8m6pk5woukw8-bfuhpl.mp3 A Brother's Love: Reconnecting Amidst Trial and Turmoil “Noel, do you have Tim’s newest phone...
(19) Meeting Mr. Bot From Surviving to Living Serial Audiobook https://episodes.castos.com/659ef4b1483350-07089036/1741821/c1e-1q350cjjrrpu1j84d-ddknzrdgh84o-57veme.mp3 Writing to Connect: A Mom Behind Bars At my desk, I finished another letter to my children....
