Explore my journey through incarceration with a unique collection of daily journals and in-depth book reports. Each entry offers a raw, personal perspective, transforming moments of confinement into reflections of growth and resilience.
Before this never-ending sinus infection took hold, I promised an update on my fitness journey in prison—and here it is. I’ve broken it down into three key insights, but first, a quick backstory on why I’ve shifted my focus toward running. When I first got to...
When I first arrived at this prison camp, I dove into reading immediately. A flood of books started showing up, many of them passed along by other inmates. Most people just write their names in pen on the inside cover or page edges, but I decided to do something...
As I mentioned in Part 1, this birthday turned out to be one of the best of my life — and not just because of the incredible outpouring of gifts from the outside world. The rest of what made it so special actually happened inside these prison walls. Let me tell you...
For years while on house arrest, I imagined what holidays and birthdays in prison would be like. In every version I dreamed up, I never came close to predicting the reality. This birthday turned out to be one of the best of my life, all because of the incredible...
Let’s get into it. I’ve always been fascinated by physics — the basic laws of our world and the universe. It was the only class I truly loved in high school. I’d heard about the double slit experiment before, but I never really understood it. While I was on house...
I wouldn’t have picked Around the World in 80 Days on my own. It wasn’t on my book list. But I’m really glad my mom’s friend, Johanna, sent it my way. This one turned out to be a true classic — and definitely should’ve been on my radar from the beginning. As one of...
Lord of the Flies is a young adult book I read in middle school, yet it remains a classic and a stark story, which is why I included it on my list. Turns out, 30 years later, I still appreciate it. The book was published in 1954, at the height of the Cold War, which...
I had planned to write a whole journal entry about my fitness routine—my goals, progress, and how I was starting to feel stronger every day. I had it outlined in my head: I’d just finished yoga class on Monday, followed by a tough ab workout and then a light 4-mile...
JonJonathan Livingston Seagull is a very short read. The version I had included beautiful photography of seagulls, which took up at least half of the 127 pages. I read the whole thing in less than an hour. Jonathan is a seagull who just wants to learn to fly better....
Chat GPT recommended this book as part of my philosophy section. Frank tries to explain some Nietzschean teachings in it. I was excited for this book since I liked the Beyond Good and Evil book I just read by Nietzsche. Sadly, I was disappointed. I did some background...