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Praise the Java Java God! 12.27.02

By admin | Uncategorized | Comments are Closed | 13 April, 2017 | 0

  It’s Friday night in Jail, and I’m sort of bummed out that I don’t have any plans or parties to attend.  All of my friends are out there in the real world, on a college campus, having a blast, and I’m stuck in here:  Jail!   I think I am just going to sitRead more

Rock Stars 12.27.02

By admin | Uncategorized | Comments are Closed | 3 April, 2017 | 0

I took a break from my afternoon routine, and I watched a movie in the day room with my fellow inmates.   “Airheads” was the name of the movie, and it was about three struggling musicians who hold a radio station hostage in order to gain recognition and popularity.   It was a simple, playfulRead more

Late Christmas Night in Jail Feeling Like an Owl 12.25.02

By admin | Uncategorized | Comments are Closed | 16 March, 2017 | 1

I am awake again:  It’s past 2 AM and I am enjoying this Wednesday night alone in the darkness and silence that is known as lock-down every night in jail.   I am lying on my stomach in my bunk, enjoying this nightly lonliness with my four favorite possessions:  My notebook.  My pencil.  My Eraser.Read more

Christmas in Jail. 12.24.02

By admin | Uncategorized | Comments are Closed | 7 March, 2017 | 2

The song is playing in my head.  “I’m dreaming of a white Christmas.”   Well I woke up dreaming of a white Christmas, but I woke up in this reality of life in a jail cell block. We don’t have windows in here.  I have no idea what it looks like outside.  In fact, IRead more

My Progression of a Thinker Into A Writer. 12/24/02

By admin | Uncategorized | Comments are Closed | 28 February, 2017 | 0

I am thrilled with the way my writing has evolved since my first day incarcerated.  Writing has become my personal release.  It has been an awesome art form that I have used to help me escape from this horrible place.Read more

The Meaning of Dreams

By admin | Exploration | Comments are Closed | 6 July, 2013 | 0

            I sit in the sun, waiting for my dreams to come true.  The only difference between me right now, and someone who has given up hope in their life, is that I’m still trying.             I’m reclining in lawn chair typing this on the shore of Lake Sylvia, MN andRead more

How to write your book?

By admin | Writing | Comments are Closed | 22 June, 2013 | 0

          I’ve disappeared from real life, and I’m hidden in a cabin in Northwestern Minnesota right now.  No, I’m not evading people I owe money to, or women whom claim I’m a crook for selling them a dream.  I’m here because I have a ton of writing work to do – butRead more

How to Make Friends.

By admin | Achievement, Life Meaning and Purpose (All posts), Writing | Comments are Closed | 8 June, 2013 | 0

This story proves three powerful steps work when making new friends. It is about how I met one of my best friends, and how this website came to be.  Here are the steps I recommend: Be honest.  Be vulnerable.  If they don’t like you after you do those two steps, you weren’t meant to be friends, andRead more

OUR NEW HOME- WE’RE GETTING BRIGHTER.

By admin | Achievement, Writing | Comments are Closed | 8 June, 2013 | 0

            Check out our new website!  I love our new home!  We’ve moved to https://purposepages.com/             Here is the account of the most amazing prayer stories you will ever hear.  It’s about how we moved into this new website home. After you hear this, you will see that God is supporting us.Read more

Why Do People Believe in God?

By admin | Exploration, Life Meaning and Purpose (All posts) | Comments are Closed | 27 May, 2013 | 0

            Last night I sat in our cabin boathouse strumming a guitar in my hands.  It was getting close to midnight and there was a storm brewing across the lake.  The lightning was crackling and flashing in the sky.  My heart beat faster the closer the storm got and I couldRead more

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