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Reality of a Prison Writer 27

Reality of a Prison Writer 27 E.C. Theus-Roberts                 One of my favorite contemporary authors is Laurell K. Hamilton. Laurell’s Anita Blake series is an evolving, imaginative tale capable of achieving the same enrapture as Anne Rice’s “Interview with a Vampire”. The world Laurell created makes you long to be collected by Anita to battle…

Psalm of Brooks by Keith C Brooks

Psalm of Brooks#- Find me my Lord, in broken spirit and conflicting thoughts Peace and Truth elude your son, they’re objects to be bought. Your Mercy and Compassion are a refuge, a haven for the guilty Though my sins are mine to bear, no longer am I filthy. Is the Devil playinq with my mind…

Debt, Death and Fake Genitals by J.L. Chaffin

Debt, Life, and Fake Genitalsby J. L. ChaffinI know what you’re thinking: Whatever happened to sex, drugs, and rock and roll? Now it’s debt, life, and fake genitals? Sorry, but, yeah, I sadly don’t have time for sex, I don’t do drugs, and I’m more of a country music kind of gal. And this is…

Reality of a Prison Writer 26–E.C. Theus-Roberts

Reality of a Prison Writer 26—E.C. Theus-Roberts                 It makes me happy that the U.S. appears to be less truculent towards Cuba. It’s been many decades since the U.S. has treated us Cubans and hyphenated Cubans as more that political pawns. Though camaraderie between Mexico and Cuba has always been strong it has never been…

Reality of a Prison Writer 25–E.C. Theus-Roberts

Reality of a Prison Writer 25—E.C. Theus-Roberts                 Iconoclasts are very principled people. People rarely acknowledge or accept that having principles carries consequences. The majority of prisoners would rather compromise their alleged morals and values than suffer the consequences. The same happens everyday with free citizens of the world. It’s the “go along to get…

Gardening at Sterling Correctional Facility–Keith C Brooks Jr.

GARDENING AT STERLING CORRECTIONAL FACILITY: A WORK OF HEART by Keith C. Brooks Jr., Colorado Department Of Corrections #108827 Word Count: 1250 Correctional facilities are places of legalism – strict obedience to rules and laws. Usually,prison yards are bleak, desolate, and barren making good on the promise that the State’s punishmentwill be insufferable. Sterling Correctional…

Reality of a Prison Writer 24–E.C. Theus-Roberts

Reality of a Prison Writer 24—E.C. Theus-Roberts (written Feb. 22, 2022)                 Here we are six chapters into the desaparecido chronicles, thirteen days since my secuestro and too many illusions gone to count. Reality can be a very bitter pill. Then again, a lot of bitter medicines do the greatest good.                 I’m learning when…

Reality of a Prison Writer 23–E.C. Theus-Roberts

Reality of a Prison Writer 23 –E.C. Theus-Roberts Prior to being desaparecido I’d written about purpose. Purpose extends far beyond what all is done today, in our present moments. Linkin Park has a song, “Leave Out All the Rest” which is particularly apt. What we leave behind us , fruits of our labors, or ruins…

Reality of a Prison Writer 22, E.C. Theus-Roberts

REALITY OF A PRISON WRITER 22, E.C. THEUS-ROBERTS Here we are in the eleventh chapter of the of the desparecido chronicles- It’s striking how little consideration is paid a prisoner going on 27 months without a single penal rule infraction or misbehavior and I’m bac in Ad Seg again for the umpteenth time, but first…

Apologies for slow postings

I want to apologize to both our readers and contributors for my failure to post material recently. I have been through two deaths in the family, extensive travel, and my own medical problems of late. PWSO is still alive and will have more postings soon.–Larry Griffin

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