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REALITY OF A PRISON WRITER 7—E.C. THEUS-ROBERTS                 Community is an important aspect of writing. Though most imagine it as a solitary endeavor, writing’s reality is usually far from a cloistered author in some isolated attic or country bungalow. The world of literary creatives is full of writer groups, workshops, associations and more. Some ofContinue reading “Reality of a Prison Writer 7–E.C. Theus-Roberts”

8th Post for PWSO.blog TommyLee Dean :I am Waiting:TommyLee DeanOctober, 2021 I am pimply-faced teenage-masturbation alone in my dark bedroom, grown intolonely-prisoner-masturbation segregated in a single cell. I am crucified to this tree where they offer me no food nor any drink.I am anger and rage overshadowing the lesser feelings of love and belonging thatContinue reading “I am Waiting–TommyLee Dean”

Reality of a Prison Writer 6—E.C. Theus Roberts                 The best books are those with the best sets of eyes. Fact is, every writer is in love with their work, that is, until they’re not. US scribblers are notoriously partial to our own creative genius. To calm the waters of literary narcissism every writer needsContinue reading “Reality of a Prison Writer 6–E.C. Theus-Roberts”

Reality of Prison Writer 5, –E.C. Theus-Roberts My literary colleague and friend, a rarity in prison, and I had a conversation recently about the “void of prison life.” Few people, scholars and expert or average people and prisoners themselves, write about prison being the “land of the living dead.” The void of prison life isContinue reading “Reality of a Prison Writer 5, –E.C. Theus-Roberts”

7th Post for PWSO.blog TommyLee Dean :Dirty Old Spoon: TommyLee Dean September, 2021 Pins and needles, dirty old spoon.Locked doors, locked doors,stuffy old room.Everyone asks why you’re living on the moon.Pincushion, needle pushin’ dirty old spoon. My seventh success since waiting on simply one thing this CDOC sanctioned program said they wouldpublish, for me, backContinue reading “Dirty Old Spoon–TommyLee Dean”

Reality of a Prison Writer 4—E.C. Theus-Roberts                 Prison holds a lot of consequences for your average person. There are the obvious loss of liberty related restrictions. Then, there is culture shock. Beyond these is “prisoner status reality.” These alone are enough to make anybody’s head burst. For a creative these new relations that muchContinue reading “Reality of a Prison Writer 4–EC Theus-Roberts”

REALITY OF A PRISON WRITER By:  E.C. Theus-Roberts           Most writers only have to stress over deadlines, revisions, eventual writer’s block; perhaps, a family pet emergency.  Such distractions may derail their latest bestseller effect.  Not so for prison writers.  Take my situation for example.           These words are being written with a flex pen –Continue reading “Reality of a Prison Writer–E.C. Theus-Roberts”

Gale Sanders asked that the purpose and contact information about Destination: Freedom be posted on our site. Since Destination:Freedon and PWSO both support prisoners in different ways we want to help each other out. May this be the beginning of an organizational friendship.—– Destination:  Freedom was established in 2013, originally under the name of SweetContinue reading “Destination Freedom”