Rocks and Thorns

I finished the Austin Marathon yesterday. It was a new course, with plenty of hills. Perhaps with some twisted delight, the race planners ...

My Friend, I was heartbroken when I heard the news. The anguish you must feel right now may seem to be more than you can bear, but you...

December, 2016 My Friends, As I prepare to celebrate another Christmas out here in the "free" world, a flood of memories ...

It seems that media coverage of criminal offenses and irredeemable “criminals” dominates local news, giving a strong impression that crime ...

I grew up watching the television program M.A.S.H. One of my favorite characters was “Radar”, the unassuming clerk with an uncanny abili...

No one wrote to me more faithfully during my nearly six years of incarceration than my father. I remember his first letter shortly after my...

I remember the last time that I saw my daughter before I committed the crimes that would land me in prison.  I dropped by the townhome wher...