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STRAIGHT FROM THE PEN

Why Happy Memorial Day?

Posted on May 26, 2025May 26, 2025 by WayneT Dowdy

We aren’t happy because men and women died fighting for freedom. We celebrate Memorial Day because of the Freedom we have in America.

Happy Belated Memorial Day

Posted on May 30, 2024June 12, 2024 by WayneT Dowdy

Remember those who gave their lives for others, whether in the USA or abroad.

HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY 2023

Posted on May 29, 2023May 30, 2024 by Wayne Dowdy

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…

Never Forgotten

Posted on May 30, 2022 by Wayne Dowdy

I created the photo above to honor those who have shed blood and for those who continue to fight for others. They will not be forgotten! Happy Memorial Day 2022 remains the same as what I wrote in 2020, only this year, many things have happened that have left millions of others in pain or…

Happy Thanksgiving 2025
Thanksgiving Is a Time to Be Grateful & Give Thanks One thing I am grateful and thankful for is that I am NOT a Cooked Turkey on a Table Here are quotes from previous blogs I wrote, one of which came while serving a thirty-five federal sentence (1988-2018). Please search “Thanksgiving” or “gratitude” for more:...
Invitation to Prisoners Who Want to Be Heard
The United States Supreme Court rulings order prison authorities to not violate the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution that prohibits cruel and unusual punishment. Georgia ignores it!
Master Number 33 by Wayne T. Dowdy
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.
What About Unknown Innocence?
There is a God, he thought, as he trotted down the concourse to meet them, free at last.
When Does the Day Start for Federal Prisoners?
High-security prisons that house Maximum Custody inmates, may not allow those inmates to work in certain positions where more readily-available weapons or tools may be used to aid in an escape plan, or during ...
How to Overcome Substance Abuse and Build a Fulfilling Life
Each person’s path in recovery requires patience, grounded tools, and something harder to fake—purpose. Not the abstract kind. The kind you build with your hands, with your habits, with the people you let close again.
WayneT3 on TIKTOK by Wayne T. Dowdy
As a successful returning citizen, one objective is to inspire & encourage others to strive for success, whatever success may be for them and their endeavors.