My goal is to convert my negative experiences into positive ones by sharing my experience, strength, and hope with others, as is common in Twelve Step programs.
Author: Wayne Dowdy
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HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY EVERY DAY in 2025
Each year I like to wish all the mothers of the world a Happy Mother’s Day and to add something different to my previous wishes.
Serving Time in Federal v. State Prison
September 29, 2023, Update: Now you can subscribe to my channel on YouTube. Please do and hit the notification bell to receive all of my posts. Fee free to suggest content you want to see in the Comment section. Thanks! https://www.youtube.com/@straightfromthepen ALL PRISONS ARE NOT CREATED EQUAL Serving time in federal prison v. state prisons…
My YouTube Best Performers
You may be surprised to learn which videos perform the best
Happy Father’s Day 2023
Happy Father’s Day! I wrote the same thing last year that is worth writing again. Follow us on YouTube: StraightFromthePen – YouTube Happy Father’s Day to all fathers of the World who provide for their families! Whether there is a biological connection or not, the one acting in the capacity of a father to his…
HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY 2023
Happy Memorial Day! My Heart Goes Out to those Honorable Men and Women Who Fought Memorial Day in America is a controversial holiday because of its association with the Civil War, which I wrote extensively about in Mothers & Memorial Days by Wayne T. Dowdy To me, it is a Holiday to pay tribute to…
SEEKING A REAL JOB
May 21, 2023, Update: While preparing a YouTube video to post that relates to returning citizens who seek to find a job, I shared my experience with age discrimination (actually illegal for employers to use age as a factor to decide on hiring someone). After having served thirty consecutive years in the United States Federal…