jPay Message #211

I've mentioned before how the social conditions of prison incentivize the adoption of extremist religious positions: chomos become Bible thumpers, ex-crack heads turn into black supremacist Muslims, certain whites join the Odinists. As much as I've tried to go back to church, I quickly lapsed after a couple months. It just felt insincere; incarcerated convicts … Continue reading jPay Message #211 →

jPay Message #207

It was only a matter of time, but I finally tested positive for corona (along with 75% of the compound, including the staff). I only experienced symptoms for--literally--a day and a half before fully recovering. All I had was a pretty painful headache, like my sinuses were pressurized, and a fever, which were both largely … Continue reading jPay Message #207 →

jPay Message #203

Like I've mentioned in the past, I've a lot of things working against me that are basically out of my control. Like, the way I talk, and even my voice. The glasses provided by the MDOC would make Brad Pitt look like a sex offender allergic to consent. And then there are smaller things revealed … Continue reading jPay Message #203 →

jPay Message #202

Today at lunch, control center briefly rescinded our quarantine restrictions after three weeks of no (false) positive tests, only to reimpose them again at 4 o'clock count. Allegedly, someone who went home two days ago failed the re-entry test required of every parolee by testing positive for covid. At this point, I just think they're … Continue reading jPay Message #202 →

“Playboys, Perversions, and a Prayer”

After two years of surviving on nothing but imagination and memory (and usually some creative mixture of the two), I broke down and finally bought some porn as a stimulus to rub one out. I procured a Playboy in exchange for two yellow bags of coffee. Playboys are some of the highest-quality porn we're allowed … Continue reading “Playboys, Perversions, and a Prayer” →