Carole and I expect my release will come in no more than three years. The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) has a schedule that shows my release from prison will come in August of 2013, but I become eligible for release on parole a bit sooner, and for halfway house placement sooner still. Once I’m out of prison, we begin the next phase of our lives, and we’re both taking our preparations very seriously.
My hopes are to build a career in writing, speaking, and teaching, so I’ll spend several hours each day working to advance that agenda. I am proud to have received a formal invitation to speak at Stanford University Law School once I’m free, and I’m actively looking to receive additional speaking invitations. Naturally, once I’m free this task will be easier, but even from prison I can take affirmative steps to ensure that when I am released, opportunities await me.
The big project I’m working on to prepare for release is my new manuscript, Earning Freedom. This morning I woke early and resumed writing on chapter six. By 5:40 am, I wrote through page 268, then I went outside to exercise. After completing my 10-mile run, I wrote through page 272. I may finish the first draft of this chapter tomorrow.
The manuscript motivates me, and I’ll keep working at it for as long as it takes to secure a publishing agreement. I ought to finish a draft of the entire story by October, though continued polishing may require many more drafts.
When I complete this manuscript, I intend to write a few more. My intentions are to leave prison with a considerable amount of content to launch my career. That’s why every day I serve is important, essential to my success.
My 10-mile run this morning boosted my tally to 2,072 miles over the past 234 days.
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