This morning, at 2:00 AM, I resumed my work on chapter eight of my manuscript Earning Freedom. In this chapter, I describe the years 1998 through 2002, and today I wrote about the month of August, 1998. I had just completed my 11th year inside. To bring some perspective, that was the month President Clinton apologized to the nation for the Monica Lewinsky debacle.
I remember the time clearly, because August, 1998, was one of several months during my term that administrators uprooted my life with an unexpected transfer. I flew by way of the Federal Transit Center in Oklahoma to Miami. That transfer bothered me, as I had been making excellent progress and didn’t welcome the disruption.
When I wrote that portion of the chapter this morning, I realized that I was eleven years into my sentence in August of 1998, and eleven additional years have passed since then. Back in 1998, I could not have imagined all the blessings that would come into my life over the next eleven years. During that second half of the time I’ve served thus far, so many wonderful opportunities have opened for me, and I look forward to writing about them in the coming chapters of this manuscript.
The highlight, of course, is my prison marriage to Carole, and when I reach the end of chapter eight, I show readers how Carole came into my life. She has made every day better, and during these days we’re not together, I close my eyes to see her face, to kiss her. I’m grateful for her love, and for all the happiness she brings to my life.
I wrote through page 337 today, and I’m looking forward to resuming my work early tomorrow morning. I ran 10 miles this morning, advancing my running tally to 2,188 miles over the past 247 days.
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