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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: God’s creation
May 26
TODAY IS… the day to accept that which we cannot comprehend. “Look up into the heavens. Who created the stars? He brings them out like an army, one after another, calling each by its name. Because of His great power … Continue reading
March 30
TODAY IS… a fine day to look at the world around you. “For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and the sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see His invisible qualities – His … Continue reading
February 5
TODAY IS… a superb day to appreciate the gift of creation. “So the creation of the heavens and the earth and everything in them was completed.” Genesis 2:1 NLT The world has known many extraordinarily talented sculptors and painters, individuals … Continue reading
May 26
TODAY IS… the day to accept that which we cannot comprehend. “Look up into the heavens. Who created the stars? He brings them out like an army, one after another, calling each by its name. Because of His great power … Continue reading
May 26
TODAY IS… the day to accept that which we cannot comprehend. “Look up into the heavens. Who created the stars? He brings them out like an army, one after another, calling each by its name. Because of His great power … Continue reading
