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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: kindness
February 14
TODAY IS… the perfect day to celebrate God’s gift of love. “Three things will last forever – faith, hope and love – and the greatest of these is love.” 1 Corinthians 13:13 NLT In many ways, in today’s society, the … Continue reading
February 8
TODAY IS… the perfect day to say something nice. “But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.” James 3:8 KJV “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names can never hurt … Continue reading
December 26
TODAY IS… a great day to share the joy. “…but the angel reassured them, ‘Don’t be afraid!’ He said. ‘I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people.” Luke 2:10 NLT Somewhere not very far away … Continue reading
February 14
TODAY IS… the perfect day to celebrate God’s gift of love. “Three things will last forever – faith, hope and love – and the greatest of these is love.” 1 Corinthians 13:13 NLT In many ways in today’s society, the … Continue reading
February 8
TODAY IS… the perfect day to say something nice. “But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.” James 3:8 KJV “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names can never hurt … Continue reading
December 26
TODAY IS… a great day to share the joy. “…but the angel reassured them, ‘Don’t be afraid!’ He said. ‘I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people.” Luke 2:10 NLT Somewhere not very far away … Continue reading
February 15
TODAY IS… a good day to ask, “What does God want from me?” “With what shall I come to the Lord and bow myself before the God on high? Shall I come to Him with burnt offerings, with yearling calves?” … Continue reading
February 8
TODAY IS… the perfect day to say something nice. “But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.” James 3:8 KJV “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names can never hurt … Continue reading
December 4
TODAY IS… the day to do the right things for the right reason. “They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.” Psalm 35:12 KJV Answer this question: “Are you nice to others?” Most of us probably … Continue reading
July 30
Today is… a wonderful day to not get tired of US. “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” Galatians 6:9 NIV Serving others … Continue reading
