Feeding the Homess
Editor’s notes: This is part of a letter Ray sent to me about a conversation he had with his neighbor. The post is generated with Ray’s permission.Today we went to commissary, and Shorty, I always ...
Life Lessons from Commissary Day: The Perils of DIY Cooking with a Stinger
Editor’s notes: This is part of a letter Ray sent to me about a conversation he had with his neighbor. The post is generated with Ray’s permission.I want to make the following a blog post, ...
How a Tiny Mouse Turned My Cell Into a Major Clean-Up Mission—and Gave Me a Good Laugh!
Editor’s notes: This is part of a letter Ray sent to me about his encounter with a mouse in his cell. The post is generated with Ray’s permission.When I was sleeping, I heard some rustling, ...
Blood and Betrayal: The Price of Colors in the Streets
In my hood, no one wears red. You get caught slipping, they will paint the streets red with your own blood. It was a rule, a must. This is the life I live in—except me. ...
From Patchy to Perfect: How Prison Taught Me the Art of Cutting Hair
Prison is a place where it is naturally a bad place, full of criminals of all types. Yet, it is a place where you have time—and I mean so much time—to think, to create, to ...
Inside
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Inside, it is dark. There is decay, mold, and things that are falling apart. Inside, there is a smell of death slowly working its way ...
Unmasking the Silent Leaders: A Deep Dive into the Hidden World of Gangsters
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A gangster is, simply by definition, a person who is a member of a gang, but in the streets, they are seen as much more ...
Building a Better Me: A Year of Growth and Renewal
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2025. This year is different from the last. Maybe I see the truth due to seeing so much darkness: gangs, drugs, pain, loss, imprisonment. But ...
In memory of my uncle Frankie
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Today, I received word my uncle had passed, and I was numb. I felt nothing. I even began to do something, and a thought came ...
From Darkness to Redemption: A Journey Through Regret and Transformation
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Inside, darkness fills you—once fueled by a life steeped in corruption, gangs, violence, drugs, and betrayal. These things were second nature: acted on impulsively, without ...