by Wayne T. Dowdy This is not intended to be legal advice, but I do not like errors; especially, if I am the one who makes them. When rushing to prepare for sending “Reentering Society” to Midnight Express Books to post for me on the morning of June 6, 2016, I accidentally hit some combination…
REENTERING SOCIETY
by Wayne T. Dowdy When my day comes in the near future, I will be approaching the free society like the Columbia Space Shuttle reentering the atmosphere without all of its protective tiles, or like a meteor heading straight for a collision course with the earth: I will burn up because of the friction created…
Legends Never Die by Wayne T. Dowdy
Merle Haggard, Chyna, and Prince, all engrained memories in the minds of their fans and foes. Regardless of any flaw painted in history by the news media about either of their lives, each of them accomplished more in life than most of us ever will before the lights are dimmed and we exit the stage,…
WORD USE & PRISON LIFE
by Wayne T. Dowdy “Words pack a punch, whether written or spoken, words have the power to change or destroy lives. I choose my words carefully and hope the ones I select affect a positive change.” Teaching Cons New Tricks–Creative Writing & Q.A. Apprenticeship Program. (April 15, 2015) straightfromthepen.wordpress.com. In my March 8, 2016, blog…
AGAPE LOVE
Penitentiaries are not the typical place to learn about love; however, I attended Kairos in 2003-2004 while at the United States Penitentiary in Pollock, Louisiana. Kairos is a prison outreach program where people of different faiths come together to teach the central theme about the love Jesus Christ has for us. Kairos means in God’s…
MANUSCRIPTS WORTH STEALING
by Wayne T. Dowdy Seriously, what kind of idiot would steal or destroy a manuscript and face federal time in prison for doing so? I would like to know the answer to that one, since it was two copies of my manuscripts that were stolen or destroyed. A manuscript worth going to jail over must…
VIOLENT CRIME MISCONCEPTION
by Wayne T. Dowdy August 16, 2023, Update: I wrote this blog while serving a 420-month (35-years) federal prison sentence and sent it to my publisher to post. Since my release to Dismas Charities in Atlanta (halfway house) many things have changed in my life, as to be expected. Becoming a YouTuber is one of…
DESPICABLE CHARACTERS by Wayne T. Dowdy
UNKNOWN INNOCENCE contains a variety of characters with various traits and characteristics. When I wrote UNDER PRESSURE by Mr. D, now at the core of UNKNOWN INNOCENCE, I needed to create a character everyone would hate so that when Karma delivered its blow, the reader would rejoice or feel he got what he deserved. I…