The prison system has always had its flaws, and its also had its fair share of celebrities. No, we’re not talking about the doom...
Literature behind bars and reading between the lines
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Rory Andes’s Review of “My Stroke Of Insight” by Jill Bolte Taylor, PhD
In her remarkable book, My Stroke Of Insight by neuroscientist Jill Bolte Taylor, PhD, I was taken on her profoundly objective...
Rory Andes’s Review of 84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
After finishing "84, Charing Cross Road" by Helene Hanff, I couldn't help but be mesmerized by the power of correspondence....
The Obstacle Is The Way
I recently read a book by Ryan Holiday titled The Obstacle is the Way, where he really digs into stoicism and how to bravely...
Book Review – Not A Crime To Be Poor by Peter Edelman
I would like to present a book review / follow up to my latest post as my actual follow up was censured by the folks who don't...
Doing Time Well
Doing time in prison is a universally difficult experience, and the overwhelming majority of those incarcerated came in totally...
Daily life of a Prisoner in Florida
We will be periodically publishing posts for this series from Michael Henderson, a Florida prisoner serving a life sentence....
Roger Black’s Review of Your Next Chapter by Evelyn D. Watkins
I read this book through two times. I enjoyed it so well that I developed an eight-week curriculum from this book, and as the...
Pula – The Marriage of Ruth and Seretse Khama by a Texas Inmate
... for they had loved the praise of men more than the praise of God. — John 12:42 Marriage has always been sacred to God....
A. Al-Wadud’s Review of JEWELS: 50 Phenomenal Black Women Over 50 by Micheal Cunningham & Connie Briscoe
In our youth obsessed culture, Jewels: 50 Phenomenal Black Women Over 50 by photographer Micheal Cunningham and novelist Connie...