Wednesday, 14 January 2009 Early this morning, at 3:20, I resumed my work on the ghost-writing project. I’m now on page 140. If I keep up the pace of seven pages each day, I ought to have a full first draft in no more than ten more days. After three hours of writing, [...]
Thursday, 13 January 2009 Since last Thanksgiving, I’ve begun writing before four each morning. That time alone brings me a real peace, and I feel productive, as if I’m making real progress. This morning I began by writing a blog entry describing how rule changes by prison administrators at Taft Camp block inmates from [...]
Saturday, 10 January 2009 I began my day at 3:17 on this Saturday morning. I read through Obamanomics for 30 minutes, then set out my work to begin writing. In the early morning I wrote two articles for PrisonNewsBlog.com. One entry related to the misdirected leadership of America’s prison system with President Bush’s misdirected leadership [...]
Friday, 9 January 2009 Friday mornings are visiting days at Taft Camp. I wake early every morning as I have a formidable writing schedule that requires me to begin my work to prepare for release before 4:00 am. On Fridays however, when I’m expecting a visit from my wife, I wake even earlier. Enthusiasm [...]
Tuesday, January 6, 2009 I woke at 3:00 to the sound of a fire alarm. That’s okay, because I was ready to begin writing. Every early-morning minute of alone time helps me cope. I don’t see my wife much, and phone-minute restrictions mean that I cannot talk with my sisters, my mother, or my [...]
Monday, January 5, 2009 I woke at 3:20. In the quiet room I wrote a response to a reader of my blog who contacted me. He had seen a comment Carole posted on my behalf in response to Washington Post article regarding prison reform. The individual identified himself as a medical doctor who had [...]
Saturday, January 3, 2009. The morning was overcast with a bit of precipitation. Temperatures felt colder, perhaps in the 40s when I was running. It was windy, too. I began my morning in the quiet room early, at 4:00. That has become my normal time ever since last Thanksgiving. I really cherish that alone [...]
Another overcast day, with temperatures at Taft Prison Camp in the 50s. I was writing at the quiet-room desk by 4:00 am. I appreciate that time alone, when most everyone else in the unit is asleep. I am able to concentrate. This morning I worked on making modifications to the PrisonNewsBlog.com that Carole has launched [...]
The day was overcast with temperatures around 50 degrees at Taft Prison Camp. I woke early as usual. By 4:00 am I was sitting alone in a quiet room to write. In the early morning I wrote my Values and Goals for 2009 blog post in longhand. By 8:00 am, I was on the track. [...]
