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.
The past week has been incredible! My mom, my amazing webmaster, already shared the fantastic news about my early release on the blog. I wanted to write a journal entry to explain the complex calculations that led to this outcome. The key to my early release is the...
The 48 Laws of Power is a book I've always wanted to read but never had the chance. One of the few positive aspects of being in prison is the time it provides for reading. The 48 Laws of Power isn't a novel or philosophy book; it's more of a self-help guide outlining...
Dataclysm explores the insights we can glean about human behavior from massive data sets. The author, a co-founder of OkCupid, one of the longest-running dating sites, discusses his role in analyzing the vast amounts of data collected by the platform. It's astonishing...
Note: This journal entry was written on January 31st and postmarked February 3rd. It has been stuck in the abyss of the USPS mail system until delivered on February 23. There's a story that has always stuck with me. Scientists placed a group of ten monkeys in a large...
My last entry was about a good day, fueled in part by commissary shopping. This one is the complete opposite. I'm in an FCI camp, which, unlike a traditional prison, lacks fences. Theoretically, we could walk out at any time. In fact, a public road runs close to the...
Mary: Larry had been accepted into the March 14th RDAP program and is scheduled to be released from FCI Cumberland on December 23, 2025!!
Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island is a classic coming-of-age adventure that I recently had the pleasure of reading. While it's often considered a young adult novel, its impact on popular culture is undeniable. I've been working my way through classic...
The Art of War by Sun Tzu has been on my reading list for a considerable time. I even attempted the audiobook during my time in San Francisco, spurred by its frequent appearance on lists for CEOs and self-improvement enthusiasts. The book is structured into 13...
Tuesday was a surprisingly wonderful day, as pleasant as any day in prison can be. It started with commissary shop day, the bi-weekly occasion when we receive the items we ordered the previous week. "Campers" are usually running low on snacks and toiletries by this...
Visual Thinking is a book I came across in the library. I was looking for something educational or informative. This book definitely fits the bill. The author is autistic and on the sounds of it, pretty far down the spectrum. He couldn't speak till age 4 and not...