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Father’s Day 2019
AUTHOR’S NOTE: What follows are 2 posts-from-the-past, The first, was written by my Son, Anthony, just a couple of months after I entered prison in 2010. The second was written by me, 3 years later. Anthony spent a couple of … Continue reading →
Recycling An Opportunity
AUTHOR’s NOTE: This post originally appeared here in “The Oakdale Chronicles” on January 21, 2013. I was about midway through my incarceration at the Federal Correctional Institution at Oakdale, LA, and had joined a public speaking group many of you … Continue reading →
Don’t Touch the Stove (The ‘lost’ post)
By Tony Casson (AUTHOR’S NOTE: I found a draft of this post originally begun in November of 2012 by my beloved son, Anthony, from the chicken scratching I sent him. For some reason probably related to the fact he was … Continue reading →
Evil Is Seductive
(Author’s Note: What follows was originally posted in 5 parts here in The Oakdale Chronicles very early on during my incarceration. It is the story of my attempted suicide and the week that followed while I was kept in a … Continue reading →
Do you really want to reform our prisons?
The following is something I posted on Medium.com recently: No dialogue on prison reform is complete without a serious look at the profit incentives found in the privatization of many of this nation’s prisons, both federal and state. I will … Continue reading →
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Tag Archives: fighting evil
March 17
TODAY IS… an excellent day to stand on the side of good. “Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.” Romans 12:21 NASB Let’s face it, there are many of us who have come to Christ after … Continue reading
November 29
TODAY IS… the ideal day to see through his disguise. “Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil.” Ephesians 6:11 NLT Somewhere along the line, someone decided … Continue reading
October 28
TODAY IS… a fine day for victory. “For every child of God defeats this evil world, and we achieve this victory through our faith.” 1 John 5:4 NLT War carries with it a high price, whether on the winning side, … Continue reading
October 28
TODAY IS… a fine day for victory. “For every child of God defeats this evil world, and we achieve this victory through our faith.” 1 John 5:4 NLT War carries with it a high price, whether on the winning side, … Continue reading
