The southern tip of the Baja is magical. A rugged beauty dominates the landscapes. Either you love it or you hate it, there is no in-between. The Baja conquers you or spits you out, it has no pity. Giant cacti grow on rolling hills while …
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Poems in Dreams
This morning, in that last stage of my dream, a little before waking up, a poem came to me. Poems in dreams rarely happen, at least in my case, but when those words came to me, it felt like “Wow!” In dreamland and reality. The …
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Racism in the American Prison System – You Will be Tested
To describe racism in the American prison system, why not get it straight from the horse’s mouth? If you’ve read my previous posts where I shared poems and some short written pieces by my prison pen pal Thomas Porter, you will have noticed his raw, …
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Stories From Prison Inmates
This time, my pen pal and friend Thomas didn’t send me poems, but some of his thoughts and stories from prison, short descriptions of incidents he had to deal with. I will share his words here and explain more about it at the end of …
Read More Happy to be Alive? – “Oh to my Differences” – by Thomas Porter – Short Essays by Inmates
Thomas is sending me poems on a regular basis now and we are also putting together a book for him. The book may probably take a while, but it’s exciting to be part of this process. Today, I have a short essay written by Thomas …
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Poems Written by Inmates – Thomas Porter – Who are we, I necked
Who Are We, I Necked Today marks the end of my life written into Virginia Law books I now have 2 Life sentences and 28 years without a chance of Parole Exposed to the world as relief from execution, but today I’ve felt so emotionally …
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Poems Written by Inmates – Thomas Alexander Porter – Books, a Timeless Treasure – a Conversation With Death
If you’ve read Poems Written by Inmates – Thomas Alexander Porter part 1 part 2, and part 3 and you’d like to read more, then this is the place. Thomas sent me two more poems, straight from his soul, and more are on their way. This is …
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Poems Written by Inmates – Thomas Alexander Porter – I am raw, I am heart, I am soul, I am inspired
I am raw I am heart, I am soul I am inspired I am nothing, I am everything I am I I am who I want to be I am the Universe I am not nothing, yet nothing can be so much Do not reject …
Read More Poems Written by Inmates – More Poems by Thomas Alexander Porter – Good Morning World
More raw, heartfelt poems, written by Thomas Porter. I am honored to be able to give him a voice in the free world. A voice for this kind, intelligent man. Here are two more poems by Thomas Alexander Porter, two more of a series of …
Read More Poems Written by Inmates – Thomas Alexander Porter
In prison, you have lots of alone time to reflect on yourself, to look deep inside yourself. It isn’t something many of us dare to do, and when you’re faced with endless hours locked in a cell the size of a box for years on …
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Do Blondes Have More Fun? The (Harsh) Other Side of the Story
Stereotypes, stereotypes, come and judge the stereotypes. Do blondes have more fun? Are they natural or dyed blondes who seem to have such an easy-peasy life? Huh … What a silly question, and yet, it has been bothering and affecting me for most of my …
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