Today’s blog is from Carole ~ This is a week that Michael and I have been looking forward to for a long time–for several years, in fact. I’ve finished school and we’re celebrating. The best part for us is resuming our regular visits. I feel very fortunate because I couldn’t have dreamed of having a more supportive, [...]
From Carole ~ October 17th is a day I want to spend with Michael–it’s the 9th anniversary of our first visit. We’d already been corresponding for months and we had declared our love and promise to marry, but we hadn’t set eyes on each other or hugged or touched our lips together in 20 years. I lived [...]
Carole’s Friday blog ~ Michael and I visited today, and it was such a pleasure to have another day with him so soon after our visit last Sunday. We both expected more weeks would have to pass. My class schedule has temporarily interrupted our regular visits and I didn’t want another few weeks in between visits. I miss him too much. So [...]
I’ve never left prison custody since my initial arrest in 1987. During that time my grandfather and my father passed away, and I’ve lost some mentors of mine to death as well. The length of my sentence precluded the possibility of my being allowed to attend the funerals, and the length of my imprisonment has [...]
Today’s entry is from Carole~ When I talk with people about Michael and our life together, one topic that always comes up is visiting. A visiting day for us is generally six or seven hours at a time. They want to know how Michael and I can spend so many hours together in one sitting, [...]
Today’s entry is from Carole Michael and I had a scheduled visit today, and while we sat together—face to face, holding hands—I told him the words from a love letter that I wrote to him last night. I could hardly get through the first paragraph because I looked into his beautiful brown eyes and felt the overwhelming [...]
Normally, I limit my daily phone use to less than 5 minutes, but this month I took a chance with my telephone access and I lost. It’s going to cost Carole and me because I won’t be able to use the phone again until September. I’m prepared for the struggle, but I’m disappointed. As federal [...]
posted by Carole My good friend Linda sent me this link to an excerpt from one of Deepak Chopra’s books. It couldn’t have come at a better time because I often spend entire days and weeks projecting my thoughts into the future, focused on the day that Michael will be released and living at home with me. [...]
Today I spent time counseling Patrick, another prisoner I’ve known for several years. We were confined together when I was held at Lompoc Camp—I met him on the day I arrived, and we maintained a friendship during the time I served there. I enjoyed his company and his positive attitude. When guards locked me in [...]
Today I received a letter from Chris, my closest childhood friend. Chris and I grew up in Lake Forest Park and went through elementary school, junior high, and high school together. Our friendship continued after high school, but it has been on again, off again through my imprisonment. I understand why, and it made me happy [...]
