“Dirty Laundry”

no one told me that you can't just turn your clothes in on laundry day and expect them to get clean. I didn't find that out until 6 months into my bit. It was finally warm enough to wear the shorts and white t-shirt provided by the state, instead of the blue prison uniform I … Continue reading “Dirty Laundry” →

Books I read this summer

The Common Reader - Virginia WoolfThe Big Short - Michael LewisComing of Age in the Milky Way - Timothy FerrisThe Wonder Bread Summer - Jessica Anya BlauThe Financial Lives of the Poets - Jess WalterCitizen Vince - Jess WalterThe Zero - Jess WalterBeloved - Toni MorrisonChina Rich Girlfriend - Kevin KwanGilead - Marilynne RobinsonBeautiful Ruins … Continue reading Books I read this summer →

jPay Message #163

Now that I'm in the penitentiary, I'm more amused by prison jokes on TV. For the most part, they're pretty spot-on; however, the 'drop the soap' bit isn't really true (at least where I'm at, the showers aren't communal)...mostly, you don't wanna drop the soap because everyone jerks off in there and the floor is … Continue reading jPay Message #163 →

“Jail Bird”

I'm a week into my 5 weeks of LOP, and losing my mind. I got my TV taken away. It turns out these messages are actually monitored. At least I've got one reader. unfortunately, the staff at jackson correctional didnt take too kindly to my nuanced sarcasm, at least, at first. My unit got raided, … Continue reading “Jail Bird” →

jPay message #159

I just got a remote put in my TV, which is great. I can just lay back with a pair of headphones and change the channel. im amazed at the ingenuity. Watching TV has become such a big part of life that I have the free-time to make an opinion on who the best Spider … Continue reading jPay message #159 →