Chapter 24: BACK IN SEG

Chapter 24: BACK IN SEG

July 2017, and the prison was on another lockdown. Everyone living in Tubman (including me) knew the reason – two women living in a cell across the hall from mine had been caught selling meth. Administration spent days tearing apart their room trying to find the drugs...
Chapter 23: STOLEN CANTEEN

Chapter 23: STOLEN CANTEEN

Trials “No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man.” I Corinthians 10:13 “Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.” I Peter 4:12 Pen Pals are still a thing in...
Chapter 12: LAST CALL

Chapter 12: LAST CALL

“Mommy? Do you still love us?” Vivi’s little voice sang out across the phone lines. Summer 2014. She was 7 years old. Timmy was still under the supervision of Child Protective Services and in foster care. My heart ached as each month upsetting reports from...