by designedconviction@gmail.com | Apr 6, 2021 | Uncategorised
At times, prison is a confining and restrictive place. The bars and the lock downs are not always conducive to freedom or creativity. However, this day was no ordinary day. Sixty artists filed into the facility visiting room hauling paintings, drawings, leather work,...
by designedconviction@gmail.com | Mar 30, 2021 | Uncategorised
Two days ago, I went out to the yard to see a friend and I glanced down. On the ground amongst the gravel was a heart shaped stone. My thoughts: A sign! I quickly grabbed the stone and pocked it with shades of, I hope the police weren’t waiting to swarm the...
by designedconviction@gmail.com | Mar 23, 2021 | Uncategorised
A time honored tradition that we all remember from when we were kids. Creeping into the kitchen as mom was cooking, looking around, but not wanting to get shoo’ed out for being the dreaded “in the way”. A break in the hub of activity as the mostly...
by designedconviction@gmail.com | Mar 16, 2021 | Uncategorised
Once upon a time there was a boy. He had a rugged beard and icy blue eyes. For his whole life, he lived in a cave on the side of a mountain. In the morning, he would wake up, brush the sleep from his wild eyes and look for the colors of the rising sun. Watching as...
by designedconviction@gmail.com | Mar 9, 2021 | Uncategorised
I started class today by reading from Bryan’s book. I shared a story about a young man named Charlie who was sentenced to life in prison. Even though he was just a kid when it happened, Charlie was sentenced to die in prison for shooting his step-father George....
